A portion of Channelside Drive between S Ashley Drive and S Morgan Street will close daily from 9 am to 4 pm beginning on Monday, May 4, 2019 for utility construction. A private contractor will be performing exploratory work on Channelside Drive at the intersection of S Florida Avenue, for new communication facilities to the JW Marriott hotel. The work will be performed over two days closing one lane on Channelside Drive at a time.
On Monday, May 4, 2020, the northernmost lane on Channelside Drive between S Ashley Drive and S Morgan Street will be closed from 9 am to 4 pm. Three (3) lanes on Channelside Drive between S Ashley Drive and S Florida Avenue and two (2) lanes on Channelside Drive between S Florida Avenue and S Morgan Street will remain open for traffic during construction, with delays.
On Tuesday, May 5, 2020, the southernmost lane on Channelside Drive between S Ashley Drive and S Morgan Street will be closed from 9 am to 4 pm. Three (3) lanes on Channelside Drive between S Ashley Drive and S Florida Avenue and two (2) lanes on Channelside Drive between S Florida Avenue and S Morgan Street will remain open for traffic during construction, with delays.
Sidewalks on the north side of Channelside Drive between S Florida Avenue and S Morgan Street will be closed during the construction. Pedestrians will be detoured to other available sidewalks with signage.
All lanes on Channelside Drive will reopen to traffic by 4 pm on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, weather permitting.
The City of Tampa recommends that motorists use alternate routes to avoid traffic congestion.
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See all road closures at www.tampagov.net/RoadClosures
Debbie Herrington, P.E., Right of Way Management
City of Tampa Planning & Development Department
(813) 274-3100, Option 5; debbie.herrington@tampagov.net