HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County drivers are facing a massive wave of construction delays as the Florida Department of Transportation prepares to roll out an extensive list of lane closures. Starting Sunday, May 31, and running through Saturday, June 6, 2026, major bottlenecks will impact Interstate 75, Interstate 275, US 41, US 301, and several major state roads. While the majority of the work takes place overnight, a few critical spots will trigger full 24-hour blockades.
Interstate commuters will see heavy disruptions, particularly on I-275. Nightly closures are scheduled on the Howard Frankland Bridge between Hillsborough and Pinellas counties from May 31 to June 5, lasting from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Nearby, the northbound lanes of I-275 from east of the bridge to Exit 39 will narrow down from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., while the southbound side before Exit 39 shifts from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Further east, I-275 from Willow Avenue to Green Street will experience closures from June 1 to June 4 between 9 p.m. and 6:30 a.m.
On I-75, southbound traffic just south of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard will drop lanes for a single night from 10 p.m. Thursday, June 4, until 5 a.m. Friday, June 5. However, a much longer project stretching from MLK Boulevard to Fowler Avenue will continue to cause nightly closures from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. all the way through July 17.
Major surface streets and bridges are also tied up in the work schedule. Drivers using the Gandy Bridge on US 92 will deal with eastbound restrictions from June 1 to June 5 between 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. Over on US 41, daytime drivers will hit delays on the Nebraska Avenue bridge over the Hillsborough River from May 31 to June 6, with closures spanning 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The US 41 bridge over McKay Bay will shut down lanes at night from May 31 to June 4, between 7 p.m. and 6:30 a.m.
US 301 features several active work zones. The stretch from the Manatee County line to Sun City Center Boulevard will have nightly closures from May 31 to June 6, running from 7 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Other nighttime disruptions on US 301 include the area from Whitt Road to Rivercrest Drive from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., and the segment from Causeway Boulevard to I-75 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., both lasting from May 31 to June 4. Daytime drivers on US 301 will encounter restrictions at Ayersworth Glen Boulevard from June 1 to June 5, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
State Road 60 commuters will see nighttime lane reductions at North 26th Street and from Buckingham Place to Lithia Pinecrest Road from May 31 to June 4, starting around 8 p.m. and lifting by 6:30 a.m. Daytime delays are expected further east on State Road 60 from SR 39 to Clarence Gordon Jr. Road, with closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through June 6. Meanwhile, Park Road will have daytime closures from Baker Street to north of I-4 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. all week.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard will see multiple localized disruptions. The intersection at North 12th Street will have daytime closures from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. alongside overnight work from 7 p.m. to midnight. The segment at Buccaneer Place will face long overnight shifts from 6:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. Through June 5, the stretch from 69th Street to Queen Palm Drive will also close down at night from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Local overpasses and secondary routes round out the advisory. Overnight travelers on Branch Forbes Road and McIntosh Road will encounter lane closures underneath I-4 during the first half of the week. Southbound County Line Road will close down at night from Swindell Road to South Frontage Road through June 11.
Finally, three specific locations feature absolute, around-the-clock closures that drivers must navigate. Broadway Avenue under US 301 is entirely closed 24 hours a day through June 9. Frontage Road from Cypress Street to Cypress Center Drive is down to limited lanes continuously through late 2026, and the nearby stretch of Frontage Road from Cypress Street to Lemon Street is completely closed 24 hours a day, a disruption scheduled to last until January 2027.
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