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Project Overview – Northern PD&E Study

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The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has conducted a PD&E study, from south of US 301 to north of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard in Hillsborough County, to evaluate alternatives that improve the operational capacity of I-75. Currently, I-75 within the project limits is a 6-lane limited access facility with auxiliary lanes in each direction at various locations.

Study Purpose and Need

The purpose for the project is to evaluate alternatives to address the corridor’s capacity and relieve congestion. These improvements are expected to enhance the overall safety and improve the operating conditions of the facility within the project limits.

I-75 is a south-north interstate highway that is a major trade and tourism corridor. I-75 is part of the highway network that provides access to regional intermodal facilities such as several general aviation airports, MacDill Air Force Base, several seaports, transit stations, cruise ship terminals and major CSX intermodal rail facilities. It is part of the SIS and is a vital link in the transportation network that connects the Tampa Bay region to the remainder of the state and the nation.

I-75 is a critical evacuation route as shown on the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s evacuation route network. Improvements to I-75 will improve evacuation efforts, when needed, will enhance access to activity centers in the area, and movement of goods and freight in the greater Tampa Bay region. Statewide and regional transportation plans and studies by FDOT and the Hillsborough County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) identify the need for interstate improvements.

Proposed Improvements

The Preferred Build Alternative includes adding two Express Lanes (ELs) in each direction within the existing I-75 median throughout the project limits. The project will also include operational improvements at the interchanges. Improvements would be constructed on the existing alignment. Right of way will be needed for some interchange improvements, stormwater management facilities (ponds for water retention), and floodplain compensation sites.

The Preferred Build Typical Section includes three 12-foot General Use Lanes (GULs), with a 12-foot auxiliary lane at various locations, in each direction. Inside shoulders will be 12 to 15-feet wide with outside shoulders being 12-feet wide. Adjacent to the GULs, within the median, will be two 12-foot ELs. The ELs will be separated from the GULs by a 4-foot buffer. A 2-foot concrete barrier will separate the two directions of travel.

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What’s New?

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has conducted two Project Development and Environment (PD&E) studies that are considering improvement options on Interstate 75 (I-75) (State Road 93A) in Manatee and Hillsborough Counties.

Send Us Your Comments

Your comments are very important. You may send us your comments via the Comments page on this website so that they can be considered as part of this study.

 

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Project Schedule

The I-75 PD&E studies began in spring 2008. The development and evaluation of the widening alternatives was completed in the summer of 2010. The FDOT held the I-75 alternatives public workshops on June 15, 2009 and June 17, 2009, and a 1st public hearing was held on Thursday, May 6, 2010. A second public hearing took place on January 27, 2022.

 

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Contact Information

For more information or to comment, please contact:

 

Ashley Henzel, P.E., Project Manager
Florida Department of Transportation, District Seven
11201 N. McKinley Drive M.S. 7-500
Tampa, FL 33612-6456

(813) 975-6433
(800) 226-7220
ashley.henzel@dot.state.fl.us

or

Amber Russo, P.E.
Florida Department of Transportation, District Seven
11201 N. McKinley Drive M.S. 7-500
Tampa, FL 33612-6456

(813) 975-6260
(800) 226-7220
amber.russo@dot.state.fl.us


For media inquiries, please contact:

 

Kris Carson, Public Information Officer
Florida Department of Transportation, District Seven
11201 N. McKinley Drive M.S. 7-500
Tampa, FL 33612-6456

(813) 975-6060
(800) 226-7220
kristen.carson@dot.state.fl.us


Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation service (free of charge) should contact Title VI Coordinator Roger Roscoe, at (813) 975-6411 or (800) 226-7220 or email: roger.roscoe@dot.state.fl.us.


Comuniquese Con Nosotros
Si usted tiene preguntas o comentarios o si simplemente desea mas informacion sobre este proyecto, favor de ponerse en contacto con nuestro representante, el señor Manuel Flores, al teléfono (813) 975-4248 o correo electrónico manuel.flores@dot.state.fl.us.