Tag: interstate 275

Roadbuilding

Tampa plans new $814M I-275 bridge with toll lanes

The new Howard Frankland Bridge will connect St. Petersburg and Tampa with new southbound/westbound lanes and express lanes. Learn more on Equipment World.

August 20, 2018

Roadbuilding

Elevated toll roads being built for Tampa Bay’s $545M Gateway Expressway

Signs of construction near the Tampa Bay Gateway Expressway marks the beginning phase of the expressway getting elevated toll roads. More on Equipment World!

July 30, 2018

Roadbuilding

Ky. study calls for new bridge to Ohio

Kentucky transportation officials are calling for a new bridge between their state and Ohio to improve safety on Interstates 71 and 75. The recommendation is the result of a recent study by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The study recommends the new bridge be in addition to the Brent Spence Bridge. That bridge is now carrying […]

December 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT lets public pick I-275 lane closure plan during construction

The Michigan Department of Transportation put lane closure plan options up to a public vote for an upcoming Interstate 275 project and will proceed with the most popular option selected. The winning option, as tabulated from 3,765 responses and receiving 87 percent of the vote, will close and detour one direction of interstate traffic at […]

October 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

Construction worker stops wrong way driver, avoids potential disaster

A construction worker recently put his life on the line in an attempt to save the lives of several travelers on Interstate 275 in Florida. When the worker spotted a wrong-way driver, he did everything he could – including risking his life – to avoid what could have been a disastrous accident, reports WTSP. “There […]

December 11, 2014

Roadbuilding

Turn Around! FDOT seeking ways to alert wrong-way drivers

Since 2012 there have been four deaths resulting from drivers going the wrong way in Interstate 275 in Tampa. Since that’s four too many, the Florida Department of Transportation has began to look for new way to alert wrong-way drivers. Kris Carson, spokesperson for the FDOT, has said her department has worked hard to notify […]

August 25, 2014