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## I-75 Landscape Improvements at Big Bend Interchange 450395-1-52-01


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td colspan="2">Project Details</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Work Type</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Landscape</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Phase</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Construction</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Limits</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>from Mile Marker #243 to North End of CR 672 Northbound on Ramp</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Project Start</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Fall 2025</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Length</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>1 mile</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>County</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Hillsborough</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Road</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>I-75</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Construction Cost</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>$1.7 million</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Estimated Completion</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Fall 2026</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Contractor</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Morelli Landscaping, Inc.</td></tr></table>


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td colspan="2">Contact Information</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Project Information</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Maricelle Venegas\n813-975-6204</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Maricelle.Venegas@dot.state.fl.us</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Media Contact</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Kayla Mejia\n813-975-6060</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Kayla.Mejia@dot.state.fl.us</td></tr></table>


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'><img src="imgs/img_in_image_box_933_462_2432_1063.jpg" alt="Image"" /></td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>About</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>This project will add landscape at the Big Bend interchange of I-75 in Hillsborough County.</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Once complete, the landscape design will utilize a diverse mix of site appropriate, Florida-friendly plant species that will increase the tree canopy and compliment the roadway aesthetics, while prioritizing public safety.</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Construction is anticipated to be complete during fall 2026.</td></tr></table>