Update: What's happening north of Tampa's Downtown Interchange on I-275?

The construction project on I-275 from Martin Luther King north to Hanna Ave is moving forward. It was approved back in 2020, and the Department of Transportation substantially reduced the widening amount initially proposed. It is scheduled to break ground within the next couple of months and take several years to complete.

So, I'm providing a video update that includes comments from FDOT District 7 Secretary David Gwynn at a recent Cafe con Tampa meeting; I asked him to explain what was happening north of Martin Luther King up to Hannah Ave. Please click on the tab to watch 

The update includes a call to action. 

Since this project affects a corridor used by children going to and from Hillsborough High School, Hillsborough Middle School, Broward Elementary, and the Seminole Heights Library we need FDOT to do more for public safety. 

So here is what I'm asking of you. 

Please contact county Commissioners Gwen Myers, Mariela Smith, Pat Kemp, and Kimberly Overman. 

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Contact City Councilman Guido Maniscalco, Orlando Gudes, John Dingfelder, and Joe Citro.     

Ask them to partner with FDOT for the following

1. ADD SIDEWALKS AS PART OF THIS CONSTRUCTION ON OSBORNE AND CHELSEA FROM NEBRASKA TO FLORIDA AVENUE

2. CREATE A WALK/BIKE AREA ON TALIAFERRO FROM HILLSBOROUGH TO EAST LAKE TO HELP RECONNECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CARS ON THE ROAD.

This is about Public Safety and Building Back Better.