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Hillsborough officials vote to remove an I-275 widening project from planning program

The expansion would’ve run between Hillsborough and Bearss Avenues.

The fight against highway expansion in Hillsborough County feels endless for transportation advocates, but they scored a small victory this month. On June 10, Hillsborough County’s Transportation Planning Organization voted 8-6 to remove an Interstate-275 expansion between Hillsborough and Bearss Avenues from the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).  The highway project—which sought to widen lanes for […]

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