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Project Details
Work Type Interchange Improvements
Phase Construction
Project Start May 2023
City
County
Road
Construction Cost $223.5 million
Estimated Completion 2027
Contractor The Lane Construction Corporation
About

The Downtown Tampa Interchange project will improve safety and operations of the I-275/I-4 interchange in Tampa. Improvements include: 

  • widening the existing single lane ramp from southbound I-275 to eastbound I-4 to two lanes
  • widening the existing single lane ramp from westbound I-4 to northbound I-275 to two lanes
  • widening the existing two-lane ramp from westbound I-4 to southbound I-275 to three lanes
  • changing the eastbound exit ramps from I-4 into Ybor City/East Tampa by providing access at 14th/15th streets instead of 21st/ 22nd streets
  • widening the existing eastbound frontage road (13th Avenue) to two lanes
  • adding an additional merge lane on northbound I-275 between I-4 and the Martin Luther King Jr. exit
  • widening the shoulders on southbound I-275 between Palm Avenue and Jefferson Street
  • shifting the exit ramp from southbound I-275 into downtown Tampa to the west of the current alignment

Construction activities are estimated to finish in 2027. 

FDOT project numbers 445057-1, 445056-1 and 445056-2 have been combined into a single construction contract.   All updates and alerts will be posted on this page. 

*Construction cost includes original construction contract amount plus approved contract changes. It does not include inspection oversite.

Click to view Tampa's Downtown Interchange video.

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Contact Information
Project Information
Maricelle Venegas
813-975-6204
RoadWork@dot.state.fl.us
Media Contact
Kris Carson
813-975-6060
Kristen.Carson@dot.state.fl.us
Closures
  • There are no closures at this time.
Project Files
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Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements (May 2023)
Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements (May 2023)
Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements (May 2023)
Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements (May 2023)
Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements (May 2023)
Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements (May 2023)
Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements (May 2023)
Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements (May 2023)
Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements (May 2023)
Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements (May 2023)
Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements (April 2023)
Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements (April 2023)
Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements (April 2023)
Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements (April 2023)
Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements (April 2023)