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Tampa’s Malfunction Junction fix could come sooner than expected

TAMPA - The state Department of Transportation said $2 billion in extra funding from the Legislature could allow safety improvements to the downtown Tampa interchange of Interstate 275 and I-4 to begin next year.

Wednesday, the county’s Transportation Planning Organization agreed to earmark $2.55 million to buy six residences and a vacant lot to provide the required right of way for the work to proceed on the interchange known commonly as Malfunction Junction.

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