Tampa Bypass Canal Trail PD&E Study
Tampa Bypass Canal Trail PD&E Study
Welcome to the public engagement for the Tampa Bypass Canal Trail. Hillsborough County, in coordination with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), is conducting a Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study to evaluate the proposed trail along the Tampa Bypass Canal from N. 34th Street to Bruce B. Downs Boulevard (County Road 581). Your responses will help to gain insight into the project (CIP# 69660000, BOCC# 20-1290).
This public engagement is being held to present information about the preferred alternative and the engineering and environmental analyses completed to date. It also provides the public an opportunity to offer feedback on the preferred alternative for this meeting record. This virtual public engagement will be open from Tuesday, Oct. 11, to Monday, Oct. 24, 2022.
The Preferred Alternative consists of a 17.7-mile proposed trail within the study limits. Most of the proposed trail will be a 12-foot-wide asphalt trail, but there may be slight variations in the width in certain areas. The project study corridor has been divided into six segments to help define the implementation and phasing of future projects. The proposed project segments are identified from south to north as follows:
Segments
Segment 1 – N. 34th Street to Maydell Drive (2.5 miles)
Segment 2 – Maydell Drive to south of Interstate 4 (I-4) (4.3 miles)
Segment 3 – I-4 Crossing (0.3 miles)
Segment 4 – North of I-4 to Harney Road (3.3 miles)
Segment 5 – Harney Road to E. Fletcher Avenue/Morris Bridge Road (2.7 miles)
Segment 6 – E. Fletcher Avenue/Morris Bridge Road to CR 581 (Bruce B. Downs Boulevard) (4.7 miles)
Any right-of-way (ROW) or land needed for the proposed improvements will be obtained by agreements with local agencies, donation, easement, or purchase from willing sellers. Based on the statutory requirements associated with use of FDOT SUN Trail funding, right-of-way acquisition via eminent domain is not anticipated.