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TPO board approves TIP amendment to add interstate wrong‑way detection systems
Summary
Hillsborough County TPO board unanimously approved a Transportation Improvement Program amendment to fund wrong‑way vehicle detection systems at multiple interstate ramp locations, moving $2 million from FY2025 to FY2026 and adding roughly $28,000 for design and environmental work.
The Hillsborough County Transportation Planning Organization board voted unanimously to approve a FY2025–2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) amendment to add wrong‑way vehicle detection systems at six interstate ramp locations and to shift funding between fiscal years.
The amendment, presented by TPO staffer Connor Trejos McDonald, moves $2,000,000 from fiscal year 2025 into fiscal year 2026 and adds approximately $28,000 in design and environmental funds for FY2025. McDonald described the systems as detection cameras and radar, two dynamic LED sign sets, and automated alerts to the traffic management center and law enforcement when a vehicle is detected traveling the wrong way on an exit ramp.
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