TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hillsborough Area Regional Transit board members voted Monday to move forward with the plan for a new cross-bay ferry system, this time with double the ferry power connecting Tampa and St. Petersburg.

The approval by HART means that grant money is one step closer to being paid out.

Last week, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority board members unanimously approved the process of a new ferry service by agreeing to accept a nearly $5 million grant from Hillsborough County toward the purchase of up to two ferries.

PSTA officials were at Monday's meeting lobbying for the motion to pass.

"Because we're excited. This is a part of multi-mobile transportation that we've looked forward to, and we always want ourselves to be a trend setter and continue to develop regional tran

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