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Project Details
Work Type Bridge Replacement
Phase Construction
Limits From 6th Avenue South to 7th Avenue South
Project Start April 2021
City
County
Construction Cost $6 million
Contractor American Empire Builders, Inc.
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Project Update: 05/15/2025

All lanes now open: 9th Street South (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St.) Bridge

St. Petersburg – All three southbound lanes on the 9th Street South (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St.) bridge are now open to traffic. Drivers are advised to remain alert to this new traffic pattern. Temporary nighttime lane closures should be expected over the next two months as crews complete the final punch-list items.

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This project is replacing the existing bridge on 9th Street South (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street South) between 6th Avenue South and 7th Avenue South in St. Petersburg.

Once completed, the new bridge will have three 11’ wide lanes with 8’ shoulders and 10’ wide sidewalks on each side of the bridge. The 42” sanitary sewer line, 24” and 8” water lines will also be replaced, as well as a new drainage system and a new street lighting system. Also, the pylons from the original bridge will be reinstalled on the new bridge.

This project is part of the FDOT's Off System Bridge Replacement program.

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Contact Information
Project Information
Bryce Johns
727-575-8334
Bryce.Johns@dot.state.fl.us
Media Contact
Kris Carson
813-975-6060
Kristen.Carson@dot.state.fl.us
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