56th Street/50th Street Corridor Study To Be Topic Of Public Meetings

TEMPLE TERRACE, FL — The Florida Department of Transportation District 7 has scheduled two in-person public meeting options, and one virtual public meeting option to discuss the 56th Street/50th Street Corridor Study Plan.

The first in-person public meeting will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 30, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Tampa East, 2520 N. 50th St., Tampa.

The second public meeting will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lesley Miller Jr. All People's Community Park & Life Center, 6105 E. Sligh Ave., Tampa.

The virtual option will be on GoToWebinar on Wednesday, Aug. 31, from noon to 2 p.m.

The FDOT will present the background on the study and gather feedback on potential alternatives and intersection treatments.

This project is being coordinated with Hillsborough County, the city of Tampa, the city of Temple Terrace, the Hillsborough Transportation Planning Organization and the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority to develop potential solutions that improve multimodal safety, operations and connectivity.

Two segments of the study corridor were identified by the Hillsborough TPO as a Vision Zero corridor, meaning there were a high numberof severe crashes leading to fatalities and serious injuries.

The 2012-2016 crash analysis showed that the corridor had 15 severe crashes per mile.

A primary focus of this corridor study is to identify safety solutions and countermeasures to improve the safety for all users of this corridor. The study also will determine how best to meet the needs of current and future users and establish a long-term plan to guide the land and transportation uses in the corridor.

At the public meeting, the study team will share and gather feedback on potential typical section alternatives and intersection treatments.

Click here for more information.

To participate in the virtual meeting, click this link: https://meet.goto.com/658282773.