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The road to 562/13/2023 The proposed route would travel along the Pasco-Hillsborough county line, where Hillsborough County’s 12,800-acre Lower Green Swamp Nature Preserve meets the 9,961-acre Upper Hillsborough Preserve owned by the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Extending SR 56 would allow drivers to bypass the city Zephyrhills, provide a needed link to Lakeland and Interstate 4 and save money on acquiring rights-of-way. 301, east of Wesley Chapel, further east to U.S. The DOT wants to extend SR 56 from its current terminus at U.S. Planners with the state Department of Transportation are considering two plans for extending State Road 56, the perpetually jammed thoroughfare that traverses the southern border of Pasco and connects thousands of commuters to Hillsborough County. An alternate expansion route would be less convenient for drivers, but in this case the most direct route isn’t the best one. As the Tampa Bay region continues growing smart transportation decisions must consider more than moving cars down a highway. A proposed highway extension in southern Pasco County would cut through two wilderness preserves, threatening wildlife, wetlands and the area’s drinking water supply.
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