Commission approves adding Fort Hamer interchange to corridor preservation map
Planning staff proposed and the commission approved a text amendment to add a Fort Hamer Road/I-75 interchange to the Corridor Preservation Plan Map; the proposal aligns with the LRTP study funding and staff stressed the need for environmental coordination with EPC and FDOT.
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On April 13, 2026 the Planning Commission considered HC/CPA 26-11, a publicly initiated comprehensive-plan text amendment to add the proposed Fort Hamer interchange to the county's Corridor Preservation Plan Map. Staff explained that the interchange location has appeared in the Transportation Planning Organization's long-range plan as an unfunded need and that the project recently received legislative funding for a study to identify alignments.
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