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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA
SERVICE AREA: TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM: ROAD/BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Public Works Department provides to the public; road and stormwater
construction, enhancement, and replacement; resurfacing and open graded hot mix asphalt (formerly cold mix
base stabilization); bridge construction; and other major infrastructure construction services. Projects are
performed by in-house staff as well as contract services. The division also provides both rescue and recovery
operations during disasters and other emergencies which impact road and stormwater infrastructure
REVENUE: Road and Bridge Construction is funded within the Road & Bridge Construction Fund.
Supporting revenue of the Road & Bridge Construction Fund are “non-discretionary” (local option gas tax
(LOGT)) fuel taxes, constitutional gas taxes (CGT), interest, other miscellaneous revenue and state grants.
EXPENDITURES:
Expenditures Budget
FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15
Category Actual $ Actual $ Original $ Approved $
Operating Expenses 496,662 1,009,302 2,025,000 1,502,000
Capital Outlay 3,495,141 2,210,441 6,531,000 12,417,161
Grants & Aid 308,167 0 0 0
Budget-Transfer 0 800,000 0 0
Reserves 0 0 5,486,500 359,839
Total 4,299,970 4,019,743 14,042,500 14,279,000
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR:
Clear Creek Road – Dirt to pave
West Plympton – Dirt to pave
Reeves Road Bridge – Timber to Concrete/Steel Bridge Conversion
Millings Conversion Roads
o Stateline Road
o John B. Cadenhead Road
Foxwood Subdivision Phase II – Drainage improvements and resurface.
Resurfacing:
9.0 miles of restored/preserved hot mix roads (resurface list)
5.3 miles of restored cold mix road (cold mix preservation list)
PROGRAM GOAL: The mission of the Okaloosa County Public Works Department is to provide
transportation and infrastructure services to residents and visitors of Okaloosa County. The goal is to
accomplish this mission through its six primary divisions: Engineering, Environmental Services, Traffic
Operations, Roads, Resources, and Administrative Services.
KEY OBJECTIVES:
1. To construct the roads, bridges, and associated infrastructure to support the transportation needs of
unincorporated Okaloosa County.
2. Complete the annual Overlay Program for Commissioner Districts 1 – 5.
3. Rehabilitate cold mix roads that are currently near or beyond their life expectancy
4. Oversee contracted construction projects.
5. Convert wooden bridges to concrete.
6. Oversee/Construct Emergency Watershed Projects.
7. Bridge conversion from timber to concrete.
8. Stabilize dirt roads with millings.
9. Antioch Road – Drainage improvements and resurface.
10. Okaloosa Lane – Dirt to pave.
11. Gilmore Road – Dirt to pave.
12. Kervin Road – Install drainage swales and stabilize road.
13. Lighthouse Church Road – Drainage improvements and resurface.
14. Robinson Road – Dirt to pave.
15. Stateline Road – Dirt to pave.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
Actual Estimated Adopted
Performance Measures
FY11/12 FY12/13 FY13/14
Number of FTEs 95 95 94
Input
Constitutional / Local Option Gas Tax Projected Revenue $3,450,000 $3,450,000 $3,450,000
Miles of roads resurfaced 19.8 20.1 20
Output
Miles of roads restriped 24.7 25 13.2
Jurisdictional miles of roads maintained 939 942 944
Efficiency
Miles of cold mix stabilized roads rehabilitated 8 10 5.3
Effectivenes
Miles of dirt roads improved 0.9 0.84 10
Bridge conversions 2 1 3
