​Floribraska Avenue Closing Nightly Under I-275

TAMPA, FL — Beginning Sunday, Feb. 6 through Thursday, Feb. 10, Floribraska Avenue under Interstate 275 will close nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., weather permitting.

Eastbound and westbound motorists will detour around the work zone using Florida Avenue, Columbus Drive and Nebraska Avenue. Electronic message boards and detour signs will assist drivers traveling through this area.

Access to businesses and homes will be maintained, including I-275 entrance and exit ramps at Floribraska Avenue.

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These closures are necessary for crews to perform bridge deck removal work for construction of the Floribraska Avenue overpass along the east side of I-275. During this work, adjacent homes and businesses should expect noise, vibrations and, at times, lighting impacts.

Once complete, crews will remobilize and begin night work at the Lake Avenue overpass as early as Wednesday, Feb. 9.

The $85.3 million capacity improvements project is adding one lane in each direction to I-275 from north of Interstate 4 to the north of Hillsborough Avenue (U.S. 92) using the department's existing right of way.

Other improvements include constructing noise barrier walls along most of the corridor, installing fencing and Intelligent Transportation System devices, and reconstructing the overpasses at Floribraska Avenue, Lake Avenue, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Chelsea Street, Osborne Avenue and Hillsborough Avenue.

This project is expected to finish in early 2026.