HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Beginning Friday night time, a busy street within the Riverview space will shut down for the subsequent three weeks.
Issues alongside Boyette Highway will look completely different because the Florida Division of Transportation continues its large repaving challenge.
Lanes will begin shutting down on Boyette Highway on the intersection of US 301.
“It is a 25-million-dollar challenge, a giant a part of it’s changing the intersection from asphalt to concrete, there’s loads of truck visitors on the market, and concrete is extra sturdy, and it lasts longer. One other a part of the challenge is resurfacing a giant part of US 301,” mentioned Kris Carson, a spokesperson for FDOT.
The part is on 301 from Whitt Highway to Rivercrest Drive.
As part of the challenge, Boyette Highway to the east of 301 can be closed.
Detours can be in place for drivers alongside Bloomingdale Avenue, Bell Shoals Highway, McMullen Highway, and Rhodine Highway.
As part of the intersection closure, drivers can count on heavy visitors.
“Companies will stay open, entry to companies will stay open, however there may be some congestion anticipated. After all, in the event you’re getting off I-75 at Gibsonton, you possibly can nonetheless exit the interstate, however you can’t cross over to Boyette, we need to ensure individuals perceive that,” Carson mentioned.
As soon as this part is full, the intersection can be re-stripped, and a further left flip lane from Boyette onto Southbound US 301 can be put in, FDOT mentioned.
Carson mentioned their women and men are working onerous to get all of this executed, and as part of Work Zone Consciousness Week, they need to ensure these behind the wheel listen.
“It is actually easy, put down your telephone, decelerate, all of us work in workplaces, loads of our employees are exterior, they work alongside the street, and so they’re bettering the roads for all of us and we simply ask individuals to concentrate,” she mentioned.
Boyette Highway is anticipated to be closed for 21 days, and FDOT needs to remind individuals to have persistence and to drive rigorously.
