I-275 northbound exit ramp to SR 56 construction alert

January, 2011

This New Tampa/Wesley Chapel road construction alert is from the Florida Department of Transportation:

I-275 traffic entering I-75 to be switched to different alignment Monday morning.

Northbound I-275 traffic entering northbound I-75 is scheduled to be switched to a new, temporary alignment between 9 p.m. Sunday (March 27) and 5 a.m. Monday (March 28).

This new alignment will put I-275 traffic on part of the ramp that will route traffic to State Road 56 when the project is finished. Traffic will be in this alignment for about six to eight weeks. Motorists should remain very alert as merging distance will be decreased during this time for both northbound I-75 and I-275 in the State Road 56 (Exit 275) interchange area.

State Road 54 widening update

From last evening's update meeting in Wesley Chapel, here's the status of the $27 million widening of SR 54 in a nutshell:

• Project from I-75 to Curley is 63% complete.
• Overall project which began in March of 2010 is 67% complete in 57% of the scheduled time.
• Lots of asphalt on this six lane east-west road, but some landscaping will make it more attractive (315 crepe myrtles).
• Officials are pleased about the progress of the project but refused to say that it would finish earlier than the originally scheduled January/February, 2012 completion date.

State Road 54 construction public workshop tomorrow

Don't forget the public workshop--an update of the SR/CR54 construction project and other projects in the area.



Location: Atonement Lutheran Church, 29617 SR 54, Wesley Chapel
Date: Thursday, March 24, 2011
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 P.M.

Update meeting on the SR 54 widening project

The next meeting to update the public on the status of the SR 54 widening project in Wesley Chapel will be held on March 24, 2011 at the Atonement Church in Wesley Chapel from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.