Citrus County

Long Range Plans - 2035

Westshore Area to Crystal River/Inverness Study

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Long Range Plan - 2035

The map below outlines the transit needs for Citrus County through 2035 that have been identified by the County Commission in their Long Range Transportation Plan.  Click the map to open a larger version in a new window.

Westshore Area to Crystal River/Inverness Study

Providing transit connections to the northern communities of Tampa Bay is critical for both tourism benefits and access for residents.  The goal of the Veterans Expressway/Suncoast Parkway Corridor Study is to identify options for premium bus service to connect Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties.  Premium bus service includes bus rapid transit, express bus in managed lanes, express bus in mixed traffic, or some combination of these options.

The TBARTA Master Plan identified a corridor that would extend from the Westshore business district in Tampa to the Veterans Expressway at SR 60, continue along the North Suncoast Parkway in Pasco County to end at US 98 in Citrus County.  The actual endpoint will be determined as part of the study.  The transit service will branch off the Suncoast Parkway onto major local routes in each of the northern counties–SR 54 in Pasco County, SR 50 in Hernando County, and SR 44 and US 98/US19 in Citrus County extending to park-and-ride locations within the counties.  The study began in 2010 and will be complete by 2012.  It will focus on transit operations, as well as identifying station area locations and development opportunities.  Click here to learn more.

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The Citrus County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), a resource agency for transportation planning, was only recently formed.  Previously, all transportation planning was handled by the County Commission and the Department of Development Services.  Earlier reports are available on the county website. http://www.citruscountyfl.org/devservices/planning/trans/trans_planning.htm