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Posted: 02/10/2012
TAMPA, Fla. - 9:00 -- US-19 SB is still slow between SR-580 & Nursery Rd in Clearwater.
8:55 -- MADEIRA BEACH: Accident on 137th Ave @ Gulf Blvd.
8:51 -- I-75 TAMPA: My maps indicate some minor delays SB between Bruce B Downs and Fletcher Ave.
8:49 -- BRANDON: Report of hit-and-run with injuries on Grand Regency Blvd @ Brandon Blvd.
8:47 -- US-19 DRIVE TIME of about 15 minutes between SR-580 & Nursery Rd. Police still working accident near Gulf to Bay.
8:35 -- US-19 is backed up from south of SR-580 to past Gulf to Bay. Clearwater police on scene of an accident near Gulf to Bay/60.
8:27: I-275 is delay-free in Hillsborough & Pinellas counties. Must be a Friday! Most Hillsborough kids have the day off of school also.
8:20 -- CLEARWATER UPDATE: Right lane of SB Belcher Rd blocked south of Countryside Blvd. by crash. EMS on scene.
8:19 -- CLEARWATER UPDATE: Left lane of SB Myrtle blocked approaching Court St.
8:17 -- US-19 SOUTHBOUND is backed up between Sunset Point Rd and Gulf to Bay Blvd.
8:14 -- I-75 TAMPA UPDATE: Only minor delays getting by the earlier crash SB approaching I-4. Looks like they're waiting on tow trucks.
8:07 -- CLEARWATER: EMS responding to crash on Belcher @ World Parkway Blvd (north of Sunset Point Rd)
8:03 -- BRIDGES are checking in accident and delay free!
8:01 -- TAMPA/CARROLLWOOD: Crash on Dale Mabry @ Waters Ave. NOT reported with roadblock.
8:00 -- E TAMPA: Accident with injuries reported SB US-301 approaching Causeway Blvd.
7:58 -- I-4 is accident-free through Polk and Hillsborough counties. Only minor delays WB at the merge with I-275 in downtown Tampa.
7:54 -- CLEARWATER UPDATE: SB Myrtle Ave blocked approaching Court St by fire dept on scene of crash. Partial roadblock on NB Myrtle also.
7:51 -- I-75 TAMPA UPDATE: Approximately 1.5-mile onlooker backup on SB I-75 approaching I-4 due to earlier accident (on inside median)
7:50 -- CLEARWATER: Accident reported @ Court St & Myrtle.
7:30 -- I-75 TAMPA UPDATE: Crash is SB I-75 before the exit to I-4. It's on the inside (left) shoulder. Traffic slowing down to look.
7:24 -- I-75 TAMPA: Crash with injuries report SB at the exit ramp to EB I-4. Capt Al is going to look for it. Live report in 2 minutes!
7:21 -- COURTNEY CAMPBELL CAUSEWAY DRIVE TIME of 10 minutes EB from the Bayside Bridge in Clearwater to Veterans Exwy in Tampa
7:18 -- INTERSTATES are accident free!
7:09 -- LAND O LAKES: Accident reported without roadblock on Ehren Cutoff @ Parkway Blvd.
6:57 -- PASCO COUNTY is accident-free!
6:54: VETERANS EXPRESSWAY DRIVE TIME of >20 minutes southbound from SR-54 to I-275.
6:52 -- ST. PETERSBURG: I'm seeing some flashing lights on northbound I-275 near Gandy Blvd on outisde shoulder of the road.
6:49 -- I-275 DRIVE TIME of >15 minutes southbound from Fletcher Ave through I-4 junction to Dale Mabry Hwy. #Tampa
6:46 -- I-75: Captain Al is hovering over the Apex in Action Air 1 and his live picture shows traffic is moving fine southbound out of Pasco Co into Hillsborough Co.
6:44 -- ST. PETERSBURG: Crash in residential area - Waverly Rd & Diagonal Rd.
6:31 -- INTERSTATES are accident and delay free!
6:15 -- CLEARWATER: Medical call reported on US-19 between Countryside and Sunset Point. This may be an accident.
6:13 -- ST. PETERSBURG: WB Gandy Blvd has reopened at Brighton Bay Blvd.
6:06 -- I-4 DRIVE TIME westbound from County Line Rd in Plant City to the I-275 junction in downtown Tampa = 23 minutes.
5:58 -- ST. PETERSBURG: WB Gandy Blvd remains closed west of the bridge due to investigation into fatal accident involving a pedestrian. Traffic is detoured to San Martin, 83rd Ave to 4th St N.
5:47 -- VETERANS EXPRESSWAY DRIVE TIME of 13 minutes southbound from Van Dyke Rd to I-275.
5:45 -- BRIDGES are accident free.
5:12 -- TAMPA: EMS on scene of the crash on MLK under the I-4 overpass. No delays.
5:04 -- TAMPA: EMS responding to report of crash with injuries on MLK near the ramp to EB I-4.
5:02 -- INTERSTATES are accident and delay free.
4:47 -- ST. PETERSBURG: FHP is investigating a fatal accident involving a pedestrian on Gandy Blvd near Brighton Bay Blvd, west of the bridge. Westbound Gandy is blocked, and traffic is being detoured at San Martin.
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