BARTOW, Fla. - Governor Ron DeSantis visited Bartow on Thursday with Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Purdue to announce several projects that have been accelerated because of the ‘Moving Florida Forward’ initiative.

What we know:

DeSantis announced that some projects will be done 10-15 years early because of the initiative. They said they are expanding parts of I-4 in Hillsborough County, adding 17 miles of new lanes along I-4 near County Line Road.

The governor said, "this increases reliable traffic flow and gives people a better option to get from Tampa to Central Florida and vice versa."

This project was not supposed to start until 2037, so it's getting accelerated by a decade.

Other Projects:

They are also adding a new truck parking facility in Polk County

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