TAMPA, Fla. – Commuters in the Westshore and Habana areas should prepare for some extra time behind the wheel this week.
The Tampa Water Department has hit the ground running on two separate projects today, February 19, involving a sudden water main break and scheduled system maintenance that are already squeezing traffic flow.
The biggest headache for drivers will likely be on North Westshore Boulevard. A water main break has forced crews to shut down the outside southbound lane between West North A Street and West Kennedy Boulevard. While the city has set up barricades and signs to help guide cars through the bottleneck, the disruption isn’t going away quickly.
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Officials don’t expect the lane to reopen or traffic to return to its normal rhythm until 4:30 p.m. this coming Monday, February 23. Drivers should also keep in mind that these timelines are at the mercy of the weather, and crews might have to return later to finish up permanent paving.
Meanwhile, a faster-moving project is underway at the intersection of North Habana Avenue and West Tampa Bay Boulevard. Starting at 9 a.m. today, several turn lanes and through-lanes were blocked off for routine distribution system maintenance.
This includes the southbound left turn on Habana, the eastbound left turn on Tampa Bay Boulevard, and sections of the westbound and northbound lanes nearby. Unlike the Westshore project, the Water Department aims to have everything wrapped up and the cones cleared by 5 p.m. this evening.
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