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## US 41 (Florida Ave) Arterial Traffic Management System Upgrades from Kennedy Blvd to Bearss Ave 443444-2-52-01


<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;'>Arterial Traffic Management and Intelligent Transportation System Upgrades</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Phase</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Completed</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Limits</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>From Kennedy Blvd to Bearss Ave</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Project Start</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>March 20, 2023</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Length</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>3.2 miles</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;'>Florida Avenue (Hillsborough) SR 685 USB 41</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Construction Cost</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>$29.2 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;'>Fall 2025</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Contractor</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Highway Safety Devices Inc.</td></tr></table>


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td colspan="2">Contact Information</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Project Information</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Maricelle Venegas</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>813-975-6204 roadwork@dot.state.fl.us</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Media Contact</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Kayla Mejia</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>813-975-6060 Kayla.Mejia@dot.state.fl.us</td></tr></table>

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## About

All construction activities associated with this project were completed on Friday, October 3, 2025.

This design build project installed fiber optic communications tools and hardware along Florida Avenue between Kennedy Blvd and Bearss Avenue to assist with traffic management in Tampa.