By Matt Wiley
Interest from private firms is building regarding the possible construction of a toll road that would connect Wesley Chapel to western Pasco County.
According to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), a Request for Proposals (RFP) was opened on August 23, after the agency received an unsolicited bid from International Infrastructure Partners (IIP), LLC โ a group of investors and infrastructure construction companies โ to lease right-of-way to fund, design, build, operate and maintain a toll road with elevated and โat-gradeโ lanes along the more than 33-mile stretch of S.R. 54/56 from Wesley Chapel to New Port Richey.Continue reading