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Hillsborough TPO approves changes to project-prioritization process to emphasize readiness and transparency

Hillsborough County Transportation Planning Organization · January 15, 2026
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Summary

TPO staff proposed and the board approved short-term changes to the annual priority-project list — screening for project readiness, reformatting status information, and flagging symbolic projects for discretionary grant support — to better align a $25 million annual federal programming pot with deliverable projects.

The Hillsborough County Transportation Planning Organization on Jan. 14 voted to accept short-term recommendations to improve how the TPO prioritizes projects for about $25 million in annual federal funding.

Elizabeth Watkins, TPO staff, told the board the prioritization evaluation focuses on project readiness and delivery: staff will screen projects for readiness to move to design or…

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