Interstate 4 (Hillsborough County) Discussion

[HARTride 2012]

This thread will be devoted to news and construction projects along Interstate 4 in Hillsborough County, since such news was previously immersed in the Tampa Bay Transportation Thread.

First off, this weird tidbit. Why on earth is the I-4 Ybor City project still listed as "Active" on Tampa Bay Interstates (http://www.mytbi.com). I mean, most of the project is already finished and there have been no recent developments on the website either. I am assuming that there are still minor projects going on to finish things up.

97Roll, may I your insight please?

[HARTride 2012]

This thread will be devoted to news and construction projects along Interstate 4 in Hillsborough County, since such news was previously immersed in the Tampa Bay Transportation Thread.

First off, this weird tidbit. Why on earth is the I-4 Ybor City project still listed as "Active" on Tampa Bay Interstates (http://www.mytbi.com). I mean, most of the project is already finished and there have been no recent developments on the website either. I am assuming that there are still minor projects going on to finish things up.

97Roll, may I your insight please?

Project completed as of late December 07...

[HARTride 2012]

I posted this on the Crosstown Expressway thread, but thought I should post it here too, since this thread has no activity.

Public Hearing for I-4/Lee Roy Selmon Expressway Connector

5/22/2008

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) invites you to attend and participate in the Public Hearing for the I-4/Lee Roy Selmon Expressway Connector Reevaluation.

The hearing will be held on:

Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008

Location: Lion's Eye Institute, 1410 North 21st Street in Tampa, Florida

Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

An informal open house will begin at 5:00 p.m. and the formal Public Hearing will begin at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will adjourn at 7:00 p.m.

http://www.i4.org/news/quick.asp?newsid=214

[HARTride 2012]

High-tech weigh station keeps trucks moving on I-4
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer
In print: Friday, January 9, 2009

http://www.tampabay.com/multimedia/archive/00051/brn_weigh010909_a_51932c.jpeg [SKIP O\u2019ROURKE | Times]

SEFFNER — Trucks won't have to stop as they pass through the new high-tech weigh station on Interstate 4, which opened Monday.

Chugging by at 45 mph, the trucks have their weight registered, speed calculated, dimensions measured and axles counted by underground sensors.

All in about 10 seconds.

At the old Plant City weigh station, the same process could take up to 10 minutes if traffic was heavy, said Troy Thompson, captain of Florida Department of Transportation's Motor Carrier Compliance Office.

The new weight-in-motion station on I-4 between Mango and McIntosh roads cost the Florida Department of Transportation about $35-million and took a year to complete. Planning started a decade ago.

The department is also launching a new idea at the Seffner station to help crack down on cargo theft. Each license plate will be run through a computer to make sure the trucks aren't stolen.

This is the first time this technology has been used at a weigh station in Florida, Thompson said. Trucks are occasionally stolen for their pricey cargo, he said.

"You can imagine if a truck is on its way to Best Buy, it's got at least $10,000 in cargo," he said.

The old weigh station in Plant City will be demolished after a three-month testing period at the new site. Thompson expects the Seffner station to be used for several decades.

Jessica Vander Velde can be reached at jvandervelde@sptimes.com or (813) 661-2443.



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