Hundreds of millions of dollars are going into this. This will relieve congestion in Pinellas county, it will help moving goods around the Tampa Bay area, and It [i275 expansion] will of course, reduce travel delays, some say up to 85% reduction in travel delays. regional economic value of over $1.42 billion. So by widening the i275 lanes and adding new express lanes that connect directly into the Howard Franklin Bridge, we're building a continuous corridor of improved mobility and, and preserving i275 as a major hurricane evacuation route. (02:08–21:49)
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Asserts that the i275 expansion could reduce travel delays by up to 85%.
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