South County Integrated Mobility Study

Table 5. DRI Capital Projects on Major Roadways Managed by Private Sector

DRI Name/#

Project Title

Project Description

Extend 2-lane road from 19 th Ave to Big Bend Road

Waterset, #266

24th St

Extend 2-lane road from 19 th Ave to Waterset Blvd

30th St

Covington Garden

Extend 2-lane road from Ave A to current terminus

Apollo Beach Blvd

New 4-lane road to east project boundary

Apollo Beach Blvd

New overpass over I-75

Avenue A

Extend 2-lane road from 30th St to W boundary New 4 lane roadway from SR 674 to Shell Point Rd

South Shore Corporate, #249

24th Street NE

Southbend, #145

Big Bend Rd East

Widen to 6-lane rural arterial from US 301 to Eastern Limit of Bull Frog Creek Widen to 6- lane urban arterial from Covington Garden Dr through I-75 NB Ramp Extend I-75 SB Off-Ramp Deceleration Lane Add Exclusive LT Lane @ SB Off-Ramp Intersection Add Exclusive LT Lane @ NB Off-Ramp Intersection

Big Bend Rd West

I-75 Ramp Improvements

Provide EB dual left turn lanes Provide WB dual left turn lanes Source: Hillsborough County Capital Improvements Program FY18-fy23

Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) (FY18/19-FY22/23)

The TIP identifies, prioritizes and allocates funding for transportation projects identified in the MPO cost feasible plan for each upcoming 5-year period. Projects in the study area programmed for funding in the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 (Hillsborough MPO, 2018a) include: 1) US 301 from SR 674 to Balm Rd, widening 2 lanes to 6 lanes divided: Under Construction (Hillsborough MPO, 2018a, p. 17) 2) I-75 from Manatee County to Bloomingdale Ave, minimize traffic using an ITS Freeway Management System: Completed (p. 19) Some of the candidates for new funding (Hillsborough MPO, 2018a), include: 1) Gibsonton Drive at I-75, interchange improvements (p. 22), 2) US 41 CSX rail corridor, possible new commuter rail line (p. 25), 3) Big Bend Rd at I-75, interchange improvements (p. 26), 4) High speed ferry commuter transit from south Hillsborough County to MacDill Air Force Base (p. 26), 5) Port Redwing Rail (on Port Property), a new rail line to Port Redwing (p. 26) 6) Port Redwing Access Road (Port Redwing to US41, on Port Property), a new 2 lane access road (p. 26).

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