A portion of Channelside Drive between E Twiggs Street and E Cumberland Avenue will close beginning on Monday, June 21, 2021 for road construction. A City of Tampa contractor will be resurfacing Channelside Drive between E Kennedy Boulevard and E Washington Street as part of the Channel District Community Redevelopment Area’s Transformative Complete Streets Project. Construction project includes lane reductions from 4 lanes to 3 lanes, landscape medians, pedestrian safety improvements and other safety enhancements on Channelside Drive between E Cumberland and E Kennedy Boulevard.
Channelside Drive between E Kennedy Boulevard and E Cumberland Avenue and two (2) southbound lanes on Channelside Drive between E Twiggs Street and E Kennedy Boulevard will close at 8 pm on June 21, 2021.
The southbound left turn lane and right turn lane on Channelside Drive between E Twiggs Street and E Kennedy Boulevard will be maintained at all times during construction, with delays.
All lanes on Channelside Drive will be open to traffic by 5 am on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, weather permitting.
The entire construction project is scheduled to be completed in January of 2022.
The City recommends using alternate routes to avoid traffic congestion.
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For additional information, please contact:
Albert Calloway, Chief Construction Engineer
City of Tampa Contract Administration / Construction Management
(813) 635-3400;