Project Details
| Phase | Completed |
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| Limits | I-275 from east of the Howard Frankland Bridge to east of Lois Avenue |
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| Project Start | March 2019 |
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| Length | 2.4 miles |
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| City | Tampa |
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| County | Hillsborough |
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| Road | I-275SR 60 |
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| Construction Cost | $31 Million |
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| Estimated Completion | Fall 2020 |
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| Contractor | The Middlesex Corporation |
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This project is complete and final accepted by FDOT as of November 9, 2020.
Construction is complete on the I-275 corridor to improve operations of the I-275 / SR 60 interchange and I-275 from east of the Howard Frankland Bridge to Lois Avenue. These improvements are designed to provide congestion relief by adding lanes to I-275.
Here are the major improvements:
Contact Information
Project Information
Tom Lay 813-975-3554
tom.lay@dot.state.fl.us
Media Contact
John McShaffrey, APR 813-975-6930
lohn.McShaffrey@dot.state.fl.us
Add a lane in both directions of I-275 between the exit ramps to SR 60 and the entrance ramps from SR 60. COMPLETED
Convert a merge-lane to a through-lane on northbound I-275 from the SR 60 entrance ramp. COMPLETED
Add an auxiliary lane on northbound I-275 from the SR 60 entrance ramp to Dale Mabry Highway exit ramp.
Add an auxiliary lane on northbound I-275 between West Shore Boulevard and Lois Avenue with a noise barrier. COMPLETED
Lengthen the entrance ramp from SR 60 onto southbound I-275. COMPLETED
Add a lane to the northbound I-275 exit ramp to SR 60. COMPLETED 9/26/2020
Latest progress! A new lane opened on northbound I-275 the morning of September 26, 2020, adding a lane to northbound I-275 Exit 39 to SR 60 / Kennedy Boulevard and lengthening the merge area on the approach to the flyover bridge onto westbound SR 60.