By 2040, the highway transportation system in the Tampa Bay area will move almost 24 million trucks annually (Figure 47). Hillsborough MPO identifies that these numbers can be reduced with rail, but their findings show only a small reduction in those truck trips.
Figure 47. Tampa Bay annual estimated truck trips Source: Hillsborough MPO - Final Technical Memorandum: Freight Investment Program for the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan The Final Technical Memorandum: Freight Investment Program for the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan identifies congested segments of local and regional freight corridors. SR 672/Big Bend Road at East Bay High School was identified as a freight-related congested intersection that involves significant freight movement. The US 41, I-75, and US 301 corridors between Big Bend Road and Selmon Expressway were identified as freight corridor segments with low travel reliability. For example, US 41 between Big Bend Road and the Selmon Expressway was identified as a corridor segment with extremely low travel time reliability and “one of the most heavily used truck routes due to its proximity to all the port facilities” (p. 6). A freight and land use compatibility analysis was conducted by FDOT District 7 as a part of the Tampa Bay Regional Strategic Freight Plan to examine potential conflicts between freight movement and livability in the Tampa Bay Area. South County neighborhoods were generally identified as having only moderate to few conflicts between freight and livable community areas, with the most potential for such conflicts along US 41 south of Port Redwing in Apollo Beach (Figure 48).
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