The Florida Department of Transportation has issued an alert for drivers.
All southbound journey lanes of I-275 on the Howard Frankland Bridge from Tampa to St. Petersburg will close from 11 p.m. on Monday, August 15 to 5 a.m. on Tuesday, August 16, climate allowing.
Construction crews will closes the lanes to set up overhead indicators as half of the Gateway Expressway venture.
During this closure, all southbound I-275 motorists needing to cross Old Tampa Bay might be directed to exit the interstate utilizing US 92 West (Dale Mabry South) Exit 41A, proceed south on Dale Mabry Highway, west on Gandy Boulevard, then north on Roosevelt Boulevard in the direction of the southbound I-275 entrance ramp. This closure doesn’t have an effect on northbound visitors on I-275.
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Other roadways (Kennedy Boulevard, Memorial Highway, Courtney Campbell Causeway, Bayside Bridge and Roosevelt Boulevard) will stay accessible and supply an extra route whereas touring south on Veterans Expressway or exiting the Tampa International Airport.
Advanced warning indicators and electronic mail boards will help motorists touring by way of the realm. Motorists ought to anticipate visitors delays and congestion throughout these detours.