Southbound I-275 Lanes Closing for 2 Nights

Motorists who use southbound Interstate 275 to get around may want to choose different routes if their drives take them between the Hillsborough River and West Shore Boulevard in the overnight hours.

The Florida Department of Transportation has announced the southbound lanes in that area will close between 11:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday nights for ongoing construction.

“No vehicles will be allowed to enter southbound I-275 at any ramp from downtown to Lois Avenue during the detour hours,” the agency noted in an email to media. “Westbound I-4 traffic merging onto southbound I-275 will also be directed to the same detour.”

Motorists will be detoured off at Exit 45A and directed south along Ashley Drive to Kennedy Boulevard.

The following detours back onto Southbound I-275 are recommended:

• Back onto Southbound I-275 to St. Petersburg: Continue west on Kennedy Boulevard to the entrance ramp west of WestShore Plaza (left turn at signal and continue to the end of Kennedy Boulevard onto the entrance ramp).

• For Southbound I-275 to Howard Avenue, Himes Avenue, Dale Mabry, Lois Avenue and West Shore Boulevard: Continue west on Kennedy Boulevard. As you continue west, turn on any of these crossroads.

• For Southbound I-275 to Westbound SR 60: Continue west on Kennedy Boulevard and continue under I-275 on State Road 60 (Memorial Highway) towards Tampa International Airport.

Motorists are advised to plan for extra travel time.

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