TGIF… and Happy Mother’s Day.  I hope every Mom gets a chance to RELAX this weekend!  And if you are heading out this Mother’s Day weekend, here are several construction reminders.  Some carry through to next week as well.  Thanks to John McShaffrey, Public Information Officer from FDOT, for the updates. 

Interstate 4 through Ybor City
Two lanes will be closed east and westbound along I-4 between I-275 and 50th Street from 11:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights, May 13-17.

Columbus Drive/50th Street ramp to westbound I-4 closed Sunday night
The entrance ramp to westbound I-4 from Columbus Drive/50th Street will be closed between 11:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13, and 5:30 a.m. Monday, May 14.  Motorists should use the MLK or 21st Street entrance ramps to access westbound I-4.

Daytime lane restrictions on westbound I-4 Exit 3 to 50th Street
There will be lane shifts and one lane closed on the westbound I-4 exit ramp to 50th Street between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, May 14-18.

Daytime lane closures on 21st/22nd streets at I-4
One lane may be closed on both 21st Street and 22nd Street in the I-4 area between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, May 14-17.

Traffic impacts on 14th and 15th streets under I-4
Watch for local detours in place along 14th and 15th Streets between Palm and 14th Avenues for ongoing construction work.  No note at this point as to when this construction will be completed.

26th Street closed under I-4
26th Street remains closed under I-4 between Columbus Drive and the south side of I-4 until further notice. 

Tuesday night lane closure on 34th Street at I-4
One of two lanes will be closed on northbound 34th Street from Columbus Drive to 13th Avenue between 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, and 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, for paving work.

Lanes closures on 40th Street under I-4
One lane will be closed on southbound 40th Street under I-4 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, May 14-18.  On Sunday and Monday nights, May 13 and 14 between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., all traffic will be shifted to the east side, allowing one lane for each direction.

Night lane closures on I-75 between SR 60 and I-4
In Brandon, one to two lanes of three lanes will be closed on northbound and southbound I-75 between State Road 60 and I-4 between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights, May 13-17.

MLK ramp to southbound I-75 closed Sunday and Monday nights
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard entrance ramp to southbound I-75 will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday and Monday, May 13 and 14.  Traffic will be detoured west on MLK, then north on U.S. Highway 301, then east on I-4 to southbound I-75.

Southbound I-75 Exit to State Road 60 The southbound I-75 exit ramp to State Road 60 will be closed between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday nights, May 15-17.  Traffic will be detoured to the Crosstown where motorists can head west on the non-toll portion of the Expressway, then exit at U.S. 301 and go north to State Road 60.

Night lane closures on I-75 at Bruce B. Downs
The left lane will be closed on northbound I-75 at Bruce B. Downs Boulevard between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday and Monday nights, May 13 and 14.

Night lane closures on I-75 and I-275 near the Hillsborough/Pasco line
One of two lanes will be closed for paving operations on northbound and southbound I-275 and I-75 between the very north end of I-275 and State Road 56 Sunday through Thursday nights, May 13-17.  Southbound closures will be in place from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. each night.  Northbound closures are set to run from 9:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. nightly.

I-75 lane closures in Pasco County
The left lane will be closed in each direction of I-75 between State Road 52 and County Road 577 from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, May 13-17.

Night lane closures on westbound SR 60 on east end of Courtney Campbell
One of three lanes will be closed on westbound State Road 60 on the Courtney Campbell Causeway in the Bayport Drive area from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Friday night , May 11, and Sunday through Friday nights, May 13-18.

Westbound State Road 60 to be closed near TIA early mornings
Westbound State Road 60/Memorial Highway will be closed between I-275 and the Tampa International Airport from 12:01 a.m. to 4 a.m. Monday through Saturday mornings, May 14-19, for bridge work over the roadway.  The northbound I-275 exit ramp to Cypress Street will also be closed.

Safe Travels.
Alicia