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Hillsborough TPO approves TIP Amendment 43 to add I‑4 express lanes; vote 13–2
Summary
The TPO approved TIP Amendment 43 to add express lanes on I‑4 from I‑75 to County Line Road, advancing $3.7 million for preliminary engineering and listing an estimated $500 million construction cost; the motion passed by roll call, 13–2.
The Hillsborough County Transportation Planning Organization voted Dec. 10 to approve TIP Amendment 43, which adds express lanes on Interstate 4 between I‑75 and County Line Road to the FY26–30 Transportation Improvement Program.
Elizabeth Watkins, TPO staff, told the board the amendment would fund preliminary engineering with about $3.7 million in state and federal funds and move an FDOT plan to deliver one express lane in each direction on a 17‑mile corridor toward a FY2028 construction letting. The full buildout anticipates two express lanes in each direction; Watkins…
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