Obama's Visit Could Impact Rush-Hour Traffic

Your commute home Friday could be worse than usual thanks to President Barack Obama's visit to Tampa.

The president's 4:15 p.m. appearance at Hillsborough Community College's Dale Mabry campus is expected to draw roughly 3,000 spectators, plus protestors and media.

Commuters could experience some delays beginning in the early afternoon as security is beefed up around the college and on Dale Mabry Highway near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Tampa Bay Boulevard, TBO.com traffic reporter Leslee Lacey reports.

Intermittent lane closures are also possible as Obama departs sometime around rush hour on his way to Tampa International Airport, Lacey reports.