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TPO adds Branch Forbes, McIntosh and Veterans Expressway updates to 2050 LRTP; board unanimous
Summary
The TPO board voted 14-0 on Feb. 12 to amend the 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan to add Branch Forbes Road and McIntosh Road to the cost‑feasible plan, adjust Veterans Expressway right‑of‑way costs, and place several Florida's Turnpike Enterprise projects into the unfunded needs list.
The Tampa Bay Transportation Planning Organization on Feb. 12 approved amendments to the Access 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) that add two Plant City corridors to the cost‑feasible plan and record adjustments to projects on the Veterans Expressway. The board approved the LRTP amendments by roll-call vote, 14-0.
Adam Purcell of AECOM, the TPO consultant, reviewed two request sources: District 7, which asked to add Branch Forbes Road from south of U.S. 92 to north of I‑4 and McIntosh Road from south of U.S. 92 to north of I‑4 to the cost‑feasible plan; and Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE), which requested multiple projects be recorded in the plan's unfunded needs list and an updated right‑of‑way cost for a Veterans Expressway widening. Purcell said FTE projects are self‑funding and therefore…
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