Below are some of the most significant projects scheduled for this weekend, aside from the ongoing projects that run all week long.  Hope it saves you a headache or two as you head out especially on I-275.  Thanks to John McShaffrey from the Florida DOT for the updates.  Safe travels. - Alicia

I-4
Thursday night, another lane was opened up along westbound I-4 from about 34th Street to 21st/22nd Streets.  This now allows 3 to 4 lanes of traffic in that area.  Crews are scheduled to begin the final stages of the project shortly. 

50th Street
50th Street will be closed under I-4 from 8 p.m. Friday, April 20, to 6 a.m. Monday, April 23, to remove the old westbound I-4 bridge.  Northbound 50th Street traffic will be detoured onto eastbound I-4
to Exit 5 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) then west on MLK back to 50th Street.  Southbound 50th Street traffic will be detoured west on Melbourne Boulevard, then south on 40th Street/39th Street, then east on State Road 60 (Adamo Drive) to 50th Street.  All ramps will remain open at the 50th Street interchange, but motorists will still have to use the detours if they need to pass under I-4.

MLK ramp to southbound I-75
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard entrance ramp to southbound I-75 will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday, April 20, to 6 a.m. Monday, April 23.  Traffic will be detoured west on MLK, then north on U.S. 301, then east on I-4 to Exit 9 (southbound I-75).

Northbound I-275 Sunday night
There will be lane closures and traffic pacing on northbound I-275 between 10 p.m. Sunday, April 22, and and 5 a.m. Monday, April 23,  to install a sign structure that spans the northbound lanes, north of 54th Avenue North.  The structure and the changeable message sign will both be installed Sunday night.  The sign is an important part of the Florida Department of Transportation’s Intelligent Transportation System.  Here are the traffic impacts to expect Sunday night:
        * Two lanes will be closed on northbound I-275 beginning at 10 p.m. for about one half mile approaching the work area, which is north of 54th Avenue North.
        * Two to three traffic paces on northbound I-275 from 54th Avenue South to the work site.  The traffic paces will begin after midnight (Monday morning) and be finished by 5 a.m.
        * All northbound entrance ramps within the pacing zone will be blocked until the front of the pace passes.
Delays of up to 30 minutes are expected during the traffic paces.  Motorists are highly encouraged to seek alternate routes to avoid northbound I-275 from 54th Avenue South to Gandy Boulevard.

Southbound I-275 ramp to eastbound I-375 remains CLOSED
The southbound I-275 ramp to eastbound I-375 remains CLOSED as a result of a tanker fire on March 28th.  Use I-175 to access the downtown St. Pete area. All other ramps at that interchange are open.  Restoration is almost complete.  All 11 replacement beams have been installed, the bridge decks have been poured, and various work is ongoing.