Working Together & Winning

As our region continues to grow, it will be more important than ever for us to coordinate plans as a region and agree on priorities for an integrated, multimodal regional network. Thanks to the Sun Coast Transportation Planning Alliance partnership, the region has moved forward on many high-priority projects in each county.

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR REGIONAL PRIORITIES

ALREADY FUNDED

These projects have been awarded federal, state, and/or local dollars, and are in various stages of engineering and construction:
  • I-275 Westshore Interchange and Howard Frankland Bridge Reconstruction (Hillsborough and Pinellas County)
  • Gateway Expressway (Pinellas County)
  • I-75 Interchange at Overpass (Phase I – Pasco County)
  • I-75 Interchange at Big Bend Road (Hillsborough County)
  • Suncoast Parkway Extension (Citrus & Hernando)
  • I-75 Widen to 6 Lanes (Hernando County)
  • Central Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (Pinellas County)
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FUTURE FUNDING

The region is working together to get federal, state, and/or local funding for these projects so they can be constructed in the future:
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  • De Soto Bridge Replacement (Manatee County)
  • Bradenton-Palmetto Connector (Manatee County)
  • Central Polk Parkway Segment 1 (Polk County)
  • I-75 Interchange at Gibsonton Drive (Hillsborough County)
  • I-275 Express Lanes from I-375 to Gandy Blvd. (Pinellas County)
  • US 41 between SR44 & SR200 (Citrus County)
  • Support HART’s negotiation for use of CSX Rail rights-of-way for passenger transport (Multiple Counties)
  • Regional Express Bus on I-275 (Pinellas, Hillsborough & Pasco County)

REGIONAL TRAIL FUNDING

These regional multi-use trails are in various stages in the funding process:
  • Coast to Coast Trail & Connectors (Hernando, Pasco Cos.)
  • Gulf Coast Corridor: Legacy Trail & Willow-Ellenton Gateway (Sarasota, Manatee)
  • Gulf Coast Corridor: Duke Energy Trail (Pinellas Co.)
  • Gulf Coast Corridor: South County Gateway (Hillsborough Co.)
  • Peace Riv. to Nature Coast: Teneroc Trail (Polk Co.)

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