The Florida Department of Transportation’s contractor began work Monday, January 14th on Gandy Boulevard from east of the Gandy Bridge to Dale Mabry Highway.  Attached are the details related to this project:

Project Objectives
- The project involves converting Gandy Blvd. from the existing five lane highway with a center turn lane to a four lane divided highway with a 30 foot wide median. To accommodate the new 30 ft wide median between the Selmon Expressway and Bridge St., the existing curb and sidewalks will be removed and moved back approximately 15 feet on both sides of the current roadway. Sidewalks will run from Dale Mabry to Bridge St. on both sides of the roadway.
- A shared-use path will be constructed on both sides of Gandy between Bridge St. and the Friendship Trail.
- The area between Dale Mabry and the RR crossing (just west of the Selmon ramps) will be resurfaced.
- This project will also replace existing span wire traffic signals with new mast arms and count-down pedestrian signals at Westshore Blvd. and at Manhattan Ave.
- Manhattan intersection improvements include double left turns in all directions and dedicated right turn lanes from northbound Manhattan Ave. to eastbound Gandy, eastbound Gandy to southbound Manhattan Ave., and westbound Gandy Blvd. to northbound Manhattan Ave.

Hours of Operation:
Lane closures are permitted from 7:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Project Information:
Project Completion:  Contract time is 730 days.