If you regularly travel on Gandy Blvd in South Tampa, you know what a mess it is right now with the big construction project (if you don't know what the construction project is, CLICK HERE. It's a big one!). This weekend, workers will be closing travel lanes and a sidewalk on Gandy between the bridge and Westshore Blvd. Here's the official media update.
From the FDOT:
MEDIA ALERT AUGUST 10, 2018
SELMON EXTENSION CONSTRUCTION ALERTS WEEK OF AUGUST 12-17, 2018
ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2018, CREWS WILL SHUT DOWN ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC FROM 9 PM - 6 AM ON EASTBOUND GANDY BOULEVARD AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST SHORE BOULEVARD. CREWS WILL DRILL A HOLE INTO THE GROUND TO INSTALL A SIGNAL LIGHT POLE.
THOSE TRAVELING EASTBOUND GANDY BOULEVARD WILL USE THE STRAIGHT-THRU LANE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO WEST SHORE. THE CORNER SIDEWALK WILL BE CLOSED DURING THIS ACTIVITY. SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO ALERT MOTORISTS.
IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS AND THE TRAVELING PUBLIC SAFE, WE WANT TO REMIND MOTORISTS THAT THE POSTED CONSTRUCTION SPEED LIMIT IS 45 MILES PER 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.
OTHER UPDATES: THE EXISTING TURN-AROUND CONFIGURATION NEAR THE GANDY BRIDGE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY RELOCATED. MOTORISTS CAN NOW MAKE THE LEFT-TURN INTO THE BOAT RAMP ENTRANCE, U-TURN DIRECTLY BACK ONTO EASTBOUND GANDY BOULEVARD OR MAKE THE LEFT-TURN FROM EASTBOUND GANDY BOULEVARD TO ACCESS THE MARINE CORP. BASE ENTRANCE.
THE SHORT MERGE REMAINS IN PLACE ON EASTBOUND GANDY BETWEEN LOIS AVENUE AND DALE MABRY HIGHWAY AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE SELMON EXPRESSWAY. THIS LANE CONFIGURATION WILL REMAIN IN PLACE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SELMON EXTENSION'S NEW RAMPS. TO AVOID CONGESTION IN THIS AREA DURING RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC, WE ADVISE TRAVELERS TO USE THE ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN LEFT (NORTH) ON DALE MABRY HIGHWAY AND ACCESS THE SELMON EXPRESSWAY RAMP, LOCATED JUST BEHIND TARGET.
THE SIDEWALK REMAINS CLOSED ON EASTBOUND GANDY BOULEVARD BETWEEN LOIS AVENUE AND DALE MABRY HWY. PEDESTRIANS WALKING BETWEEN LOIS AVENUE FROM DALE MABRY HWY SHOULD USE THE SIDEWALK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF GANDY BOULEVARD. DETOUR SIGNS ARE POSTED TO ALERT PEDESTRIANS. GRAPHICS ARE INCLUDED TO SHOW THE DETOUR.
ONE LANE ON BOTH EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND GANDY BOULEVARD BETWEEN WESTSHORE BOULEVARD AND THE GANDY BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED EACH NIGHT BETWEEN 9 PM AND 6 AM