ALT ERNAT I VE S TO W I D E N I NG LITHIA PINECREST 4. NETWORK ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS 4.1 Improvement Projects Based on a review of the E+C Model results and existing conditions and discussions with Hillsborough County, FDOT, and Hillsborough MPO staff, the study team developed a list of potential improvement projects. These potential projects included improvements related to increased roadway capacity/lanes, intersection geometry improvements, and new roadway corridors. Given the current pattern of development and concerns for
right-of-way limits and property impacts, the study area has limited potential for new corridors and significant roadway widening projects. Additionally, to address existing issues within the study area, short- term improvements (less than five years) that would improve existing conditions were considered in favor of longer term projects. Each of the improvement projects were developed to address a specific issue or need identified in the existing conditions review and findings from the E+C Model outputs. The summary of each of these projects is included in Table 2.
Table 2.
Improvement Project Summary
Improvement Project
Description of Improvement
Issue Addressing
1. Lithia Pinecrest RoadWidening - Fishhawk Boulevard to Lumsden Road 2. Bell Shoals Road to Lumsden Road Connection
Widen from two to four lanes for entire length of corridor.
Address congestion on Lithia Pinecrest Road by providing additional capacity. Address congestion on Lithia Pinecrest Road by providing alternative connection to Lumsden Road.
Provides for new northbound left turn access from Bell Shoals Road onto Lumsden Road near the intersection of Lithia Pinecrest Road and Lumsden Road. (See Figure 48 for detailed concept) Widen southbound Lithia Pinecrest Road departure lane from two to three lanes south of Bloomingdale Avenue. Roadway narrows to one southbound lane north of Erindale Drive.
3. Lithia Pinecrest Road/Bloomingdale Avenue Intersection Improvement
Provides additional capacity on Lithia Pinecrest Road for vehicles turning right from Bloomingdale Avenue.
4. Lumsden RoadWidening - Kings Avenue to Lithia Pinecrest Road 5. Fishhawk BoulevardWidening - Hometown Lane to Lithia Pinecrest Road 6. Brandon Parkway Extension - Kings Avenue to Providence Lakes Road
Widen from four to six lanes for entire length of corridor.
Address congestion on Lumsden Road.
Widen from two to four lanes for entire length of corridor.
Address congestion on Fishhawk Boulevard, due to growth and Bell Shoals Road widening.
New two lane roadway connection for Providence Lakes Road between Ledgestone Drive and Vista Cay Court. New roadway connection between Providence Lakes Road and the end of the Brandon Parkway.
Provide additional north-south roadway connection to Brandon Parkway and new east-west connection between Kings Avenue and Providence Road.
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