Detour This Weekend: Congestion Expected For Overpass Road Bridge Construction At I-75

WESLEY CHAPEL, FL — Prepare for traffic delays this weekend on Interstate 75 in Pasco County. One direction of Interstate 75 traffic will be detoured to local roads each night between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. on Oct. 15 and 16 to set concrete beams for one of two new Overpass Road bridges.

Southbound traffic will be detoured Friday night and northbound traffic will be detoured Saturday night.

Detour routes:

• Southbound I-75 traffic will be detoured off the interstate between SR 52 (Exit 285) and SR 54/CR 54 (Exit 279) between 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Southbound I-75 traffic will be directed off at Exit 285. At the bottom of the ramp, turn right onto SR 52 and continue for approximately a half mile. At the next traffic signal (Old Pasco Road), turn left and go south on Old Pasco Road for approximately 6.75 miles to CR 54/SR54. Turn left at the traffic signal onto SR 54/CR 54/Wesley Chapel Boulevard and continue east to re-enter southbound I-75.
• Northbound I-75 traffic will be detoured off the interstate between SR54/CR 54 (Exit 279) and SR 52 (Exit 285) between 9 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday. Traffic will be directed off northbound I-75 at Exit 279. At the bottom of the ramp, turn left onto SR 54/CR 54/WesleyChapel Boulevard and continue west to Old Pasco Road. At the traffic signal for Old Pasco Road, turn right and go north for approximately 6.75 miles to SR 52. Turn right at the traffic signal onto SR 52 and go east about 3/4 mile. After passing under I-75, turn left onto the entrance ramp to re-enter northbound I-75.

Caution: Old Pasco Road is a two-lane road (one lane in each direction) and will be very congested during the hours of the detour. The posted speed limit along Old Pasco Road must be observed.

Law enforcement officers and traffic management personnel will be active along the detour route to assist with traffic flow. Detour signs and message boards will be placed along the detour route for guidance.

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This construction is part of a $64 million project to build a new I-75 interchange from Old Pasco Road to Boyette Road on Overpass Road.

The new diamond interchange will include a flyover ramp for westbound Overpass Road access onto southbound I-75.

To accommodate the new interchange, Overpass Road will be widened from two lanes to four lanes between the interstate and Old Pasco Road and six lanes between the interstate and Boyette Road. Blair Drive will be realigned to connect with Old Pasco Road. McKendree Road will be realigned to connect with Boyette Road.

The project began Oct. 26, 2020, and is expected to be completed in the summer of 2023.