Northbound Dale Mabry Expressway Ramp To Close Sunday Night

TAMPA, FL -- On Sunday, July 29, and Monday, July 30, the City of Tampa Utilities will close the northbound Selmon Expressway on-ramp from Dale Mabry Highway from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. to access the manhole cover as part of its utility improvements.

Signs will be placed to re-route the traveling public to the approved detour to access the Selmon Expressway.

During the first week of August, crews will move the existing turn-around configuration near the Gandy Bridge between 9 p.m, and 6 a.m. to its permanent location to facilitate the left-turn into the boat ramp entrance. Motorists traveling east will be able to use the left-turn entrance into the Marine Corps Base.

The turn-around movement eastbound onto Gandy Boulevard will still be used during this time and will remain open during this operation, weather permitting.

A new lane configuration has been implemented between eastbound Gandy Boulevard and Lois Avenue. The merge for motorists coming off the Selmon Expressway and those wanting to get on the expressway has been shortened.

The sidewalk remains closed on eastbound Gandy Boulevard between Lois Avenue and South Dale Mabry. Pedestrians wanting to access Lois Avenue from South Dale Mabry will have to use the crosswalk to west Gandy Boulevard and access the sidewalk. Detour signs are posted to alert pedestrians. Graphics are included to show the detour.

TECO continues intermittent daytime lane closures from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to allow crews to conduct utility work along the project limits.

One lane on both eastbound and westbound Gandy Boulevard between Westshore Boulevard and the Gandy Bridge will be closed each night between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. to allow crews to complete roadway widening activities.

There may be intermittent nighttime lane closures throughout the project limits to conduct utility relocation work, geo-technical investigations and excavation work along Gandy Boulevard during this timeframe.

In an effort to keep the construction crews and the traveling public safe, motorists should heed the posted construction speed limit of 45 miles an hour. Speed enforcement will be in place in the signed construction zones. The fine for speeding in a construction zone is double the amount of a regular ticket.

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