Figure 53. Port activity centers Source: Port Tampa Bay Master Plan: Vision 2030, 2016
The Florida Ports Council estimates that the Port Redwing expansion can provide 5,765 jobs and avoid 59 million truck miles once complete. In conjunction with the Port Redwing improvements, the Big Bend Channel is proposed to be widened and deepened to accommodate larger ships and “help optimize landside infrastructure investment at Port Redwing” (Florida Ports Council, 2018). The FDOT District 7 Five Year Work Plan for FY19 – FY23 has identified $25,650,000 invested for Big Bend Channel improvements.
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