The Florida Department of Transportation has released plans to replace the northbound side of the Howard Frankland Bridge and add express lanes.
Public hearings will be held on October 4 at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park and on October 6 at the Tampa Marriott Westshore.
According to the plans, the northbound bridge will be removed and the existing southbound bridge will be converted for northbound traffic. A new bridge will be built for southbound traffic. Auxiliary lanes will be converted to express lanes.
See the following graphics for more info:
Current #HFBridge: 4 lanes (3 general/1 aux) - Once replaced: 4 lanes (3 general/1 express) #FranklandFriday pic.twitter.com/l232OYNH8C
— FDOT District 7 (@MyFDOT_Tampa) September 23, 2016
Coming up on 10/4 & 10/6: Howard Frankland Bridge Replacement Public Hearings. Tons of info here: https://t.co/SK69ZIeDEg
— FDOT District 7 (@MyFDOT_Tampa) September 22, 2016
The public hearings will be held at the following locations:
Session 1 – Pinellas County
- Where: Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park
- 950 Lake Carillon Drive
- St. Petersburg, FL 33716
- Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2016
- Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Open House
- 6:30 p.m. Formal Presentation
Session 2 – Hillsborough County
- Where: Tampa Marriott Westshore
- 1001 North Westshore Boulevard
- Tampa, FL 33607
- Date: Thursday, October 6, 2016
- Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Open House
- 6:30 p.m. Formal Presentation
