Palm Bay asks Brevard to request CFX feasibility study for Heritage Parkway; Board approves letter

City of Palm Bay officials asked the Board to send a letter to the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) requesting a toll-feasibility study for the Heritage Parkway corridor, which local officials say could address evacuation and mobility in southern Brevard.

Mayor of Palm Bay and Deputy City Manager Jason DiLorenzo described multi-jurisdictional planning and said the expressway authority had indicated it would fully fund the study (the mayor estimated the study cost in the range of $1,000,000). The request asked that the study examine the corridor from I‑95 Exit 166 to Exit 182, and Palm Bay staff emphasized public input would be part of the study. After brief board discussion and public comments, the Board voted unanimously to approve a letter to CFX supporting the study request.