This will relieve congestion in Pinellas county, it will help moving goods around the Tampa Bay area, and it will of course, reduce travel delays, some say up to 85% reduction in travel delays, Regional economic value of over $1.42 billion [from the i275 expansion]. 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. (21:19–21:31)
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