HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Hillsborough County Commissioners approved a motion to dish out more money for the South Hillsborough ferry project in a 5-2 vote on Wednesday.
According to officials, the project is ahead of schedule, so to keep with that pace, county commissioners were asked to approve a proposal for $252,000. If commissioners ended up voting against the proposal, work on the ferry project would have stopped until October 1, when the new fiscal year starts. The extra money for this year's funding comes from next year's allocation.
Unlike the Cross Bay Ferry, this one will run from South Hillsborough County to MacDill. This will provide a direct route for folks needing to go to and from the Air Force base.
Officials say the ferry will also reduce traffic congestion and help the economy for both Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.
Now that the commissioners approved the funds, the project is expected to be completed by June 2025.
