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Hillsborough EPC reluctantly approves New Tampa bridge permit listen

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Tags: New Tampa, Bruce B. Downs, overdevelopment, Tampa, Kevin Beckner, Victor Crist, Ken Hagan, wetlands

Despite years of public outcry from some local residents, the City of Tampa wants to build a bridge that would link New Tampa and Commerce Park Boulevards. The county board overseeing environmental issues gave the city permission to move ahead on the project today, but with some reluctance.

It’s a battle that’s been dragging on for about three years. The city of Tampa sees the bridge as a means of easing congestion on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, a New Tampa thoroughfare that can often look l...