JV completes $865M Florida bridge expansion project

On March 25, a brand new span of Florida’s Howard Frankland Bridge, which crosses Previous Tampa Bay and connects Tampa and St. Petersburg, opened to the general public, in response to native media reviews. The $865.3 million crossing is the most expensive in Florida’s history, in response to Axios.

The design-build endeavor was led by a design-build three way partnership of Atlanta-based Archer Western and Evansville, Indiana-based Traylor Bros., in response to the mission web page. 

The finished bridge serves as the brand new southbound leg of I-275 for 4 general-use lanes. It additionally carries 4 specific lanes, two in every path, that are slated to open subsequent 12 months, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

The unique southbound span, adjoining to the brand new construction, will now carry northbound site visitors.  Earlier than the mission is full in spring 2026, the previous northbound bridge, initially opened in 1960, will probably be eliminated, per the mission’s data web page.

The transit artery is without doubt one of the most used thruways within the area, as a median of 250,000 automobiles crossed the bridge daily, in response to Axios. 

Along with the bridge, a bicycle and pedestrian pathway, separated from the roadway, remains to be below development, in response to the mission web page, and is slated to open in 2026.