Description
A Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) is a 1% sales tax collected for five years for specific program of transportation uses. For a TSPLOST to be enacted, it must be approved by voters in a referendum. There are also guidelines for how funds can be allocated:
TSPLOST Guidelines
- “Transportation projects” include roads, bridges, public transit, rails, airports, buses, and all accompanying infrastructure and services necessary to provide access to these facilities.
- Roads, streets, sidewalks, bicycle paths, and bridge aspects to include but not limited to the following:
- acquisition of rights of way;
- construction;
- renovation and improvement of said facilities, including resurfacing;
- relocation of utilities;
- patching, leveling, milling, widening, shoulder preparation, culvert repair, and other repairs necessary for their preservation.
- Stormwater and drainage capital outlay projects, in conjunction with and adjacent to said transportation projects
See Official of Georgia Code (O.C.G.A) 48-8-260(5) for additional details.
Based on the proposal from the City of Savannah TSPLOST, this revenue would provide the City of Savannah $143,500,000 to fund and execute critical transportation related projects and priorities, including improved roadways, expanded sidewalks, enhanced pedestrian connectivity, safer streets and intersections, traffic calming, and local roadway traffic congestion mitigation that will lead to more reliable travel times across our most congested corridors.
The Proposed City of Savannah TSPLOST Program List is below:
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City of Savannah TPLOST Program List
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Regional Tier 1
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Benton Boulevard, Phase II (South of JDP)
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$12,000,000
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Benton Boulevard, Phase I (North of JDP)
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$12,500,000
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Local Projects
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Local Roadway Resurfacing and Maintenance Program
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$20,000,000
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Local Roadway Congestion Mitigation Program
Additional Citywide Projects would be determined by City Council and include:
- Skidaway Road Widening & Intersection Improvements
- President Street Overpass Contribution (with Chatham County)
- Louisville Street Improvements
- Project DeRenne: Contributions for Right-of-Way Acquisition and Federal Construction Match
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$41,500,000
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Transportation Related Stormwater Improvement Program
Additional Citywide Projects would be determined by City Council and include:
- Hayner’s Creek Drainage Improvements: Montgomery Crossroads
- Springfield Canal Drainage Improvements: Ogeechee and Victory
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$7,000,000
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Transportation Safety/Signal Program
Additional Citywide Projects would be determined by City Council and include:
- Savannah Old Fort Rail Line Quiet Zone Safety Improvements
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$12,000,000
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Sidewalk Expansion & Maintenance Program
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$18,000,000
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Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety & Connectivity Program
Additional Citywide Projects would be determined by City Council and include:
- City wide crosswalks improvements
- City wide bike paths improvement
- Tide- to-Town: Middleground Road Section
- Habersham Bike Lane Improvements
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$10,000,000
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Traffic Calming Improvement & Expansion Program
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$7,500,000
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Bridge Repair Program
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$3,000,000
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TOTAL
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$143,500,000
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