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Kick-Off Newsletter (mailed December 2022) 985 KB

Public Hearing Newsletter (mailed January 2024) 1.1 MB

Study Approval Newsletter (mailed January 2025) 675 KB

Note: The Study Approval Newsletter (mailed January 2025) incorrectly states Pine Ridge Avenue as having a median access adjustment, the correct street is Oak Ridge Avenue.

What’s New?

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Seven, in coordination with Hillsborough County, is conducting a PD&E study along Gibsonton Drive from Fern Hill Drive to US 301 to safely and efficiently accommodate future travel demand in Hillsborough County.

On November 21, 2024 the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), in coordination with Hillsborough County, was granted Location and Design Concept Acceptance for the Gibsonton Drive Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study.

Project Schedule

A public hearing was held on February 20, 2024, and the study was completed with Location Design Concept Acceptance on November 21, 2024. The Design, ROW, and Construction phases are not currently funded in FDOT’s Five-Year Work Program (Fiscal Years 2024/2025 to 2028/2029).

 

View the Project Schedule View "Project Schedule"

Contact Information

For more information or to comment, please contact:

 

Kirk Bogen, P.E., FDOT Project Manager Florida Department of Transportation, District Seven
11201 N. McKinley Drive, MS 7-500
Tampa, FL 33612-6456
(813) 975-6448
(800) 226-7220
kirk.bogen@dot.state.fl.us

For media inquiries, please contact:

 

Kris Carson, Public Information Officer
Florida Department of Transportation, District Seven
11201 N. McKinley Drive, MS 7-110
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 services (free of charge) should contact Title VI Coordinator Jensen Hackett, at (813) 975-6283 or (800) 226-7220 or email: jensen.hackett@dot.state.fl.us

Comuníquese Con Nosotros
Nos importa mucho la opinión del público sobre el proyecto. Si usted tiene preguntas o comentarios, o si simplemente desea más información, por favor comuníquese con nuestro representante, Manuel Flores, (813) 975-6279, manuel.flores@dot.state.fl.us Departamento de Transporte de la Florida, 11201 North McKinley Drive, Tampa, FL 33612.