The Westshore Area to Crystal River/Inverness Transit Corridor Evaluation will look at the extension of premium transit service from the Westshore area in Tampa, along the Veterans Expressway/Suncoast Parkway northward, connecting Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties.

The Master Plan identified that this study corridor would use some form of premium bus service - possibly Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), express bus in managed lanes, express bus in mixed traffic, or some combination. The transit service will branch off the Suncoast Parkway onto major local routes in each of the northern counties – S.R. 54 in Pasco County, S.R. 50 in Hernando County, and S.R. 44 and U.S. 98/U.S. 19 in Citrus County. The services will extend to park-and-ride locations within the counties.

The study focus will be to connect northern counties to employment centers, as well as station and development opportunities along the route(s). Major products will include transit operations studies and station area location analysis/development opportunities.

Corridor Description
Potential transit connection from the Westshore area in Tampa, along the Veterans Expressway/Suncoast Parkway northward, connecting Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties.  

Type of Study
Transit Corridor Evaluation

Project Start Date and Length of Study
2010 (24 Months)

Major Stakeholders
Hillsborough BOCC, Hillsborough MPO, HART, Pasco BOCC, Pasco MPO, PCPT, Hernando BOCC, Hernando MPO, THE Bus, Citrus County TPO, FDOT, TBARTA

Project Sponsor
Florida Department of Transportation, District Seven

Consultant
WilsonMiller Stantec

Westshore to Inverness Fact Sheet, August 2011

Project Map

Westshore to Inverness Map