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SR 580 (W Hillsborough Avenue) Operational Freight Improvements at SR 589 (Veterans Expressway) and Benjamin Road 254677-6-11


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td colspan="2">Project Details</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Work Type</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Operational Improvements</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Phase</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Construction</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Limits</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>at SR 589 (Veterans Expressway) and Benjamin Road</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>City</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Tampa</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>County</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Hillsborough</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Road</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>SR 580 SR 589</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Construction Cost</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>$1.6 million</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Estimated Completion</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Summer 2026</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Contractor</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Cone &amp; Graham, Inc.</td></tr></table>

Contact Information

Project Information

Maddie Griffin

727-575-8334

Maddie.Griffin@dot.state.fl.us

Media Contact

Kayla Mejia

813-975-6060

Kayla.Mejia@dot.state.fl.us

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## About

The Florida Department of Transportation's Design-Build Firm, Cone & Graham, Inc., is making operational improvements by modifying the turning radii for freight trucks at two locations on SR 580 (W. Hillsborough Avenue) in Hillsborough County:

Type of modifications and locations:

-  at SR 589 (Veterans Expressway) - extension of the 580 (W. Hillsborough Avenue) right turn lane onto SR 589 (Veterans Expressway)

-  at Benjamin Road - conversion of the southbound approach to dual left and dual right lane configuration onto 580 (W. Hillsborough Avenue).

Construction activities are expected to complete summer 2026.

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What is design-build? Design-build is a method of project delivery in which one entity - the design-build team - works under a single contract with the FDOT (or any owner) to fully design and construct a project. The contract work covers from initial design through construction completion. This contract type typically allows for faster construction of a project as design and construction can be on-going simultaneously.