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Relief for commuter traffic congestion in southern Hillsborough County may come from the air, not from the ground. And it still could be decades away. The idea is to extend the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway for 10 miles from its current eastern end in Brandon to Big Bend Road in Riverview. The elevated highway would be built above the median of U.S. 301. The ambitious plan carries a preliminary .
After three years of construction, Selmon Expressway extension opens
By Kellie Cowan and FOX 13 News staff
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Selmon Expressway extension opens on Monday
Come Monday, the Selmon Expressway West Extension above Gandy Boulevard will open to commuters. The project which took 3 years to complete will make traveling from Brandon to St. Pete much faster.
TAMPA, Fla. - Commuters and local drivers have been waiting for it for a long time, but the wait is over and, hopefully, so are the traffic headaches. The Selmon Expressway West Extension finally opened at noon.
It’s taken three years of construction and millions of dollars to create, but the new two-mile stretch of the Selmon West Extension should take a lot more cars off Gandy Boulevard and make it easier for commuters to cross the bay.
West extension of Selmon Expressway will open on Monday
Jordan Bowen reports
TAMPA, Fla. - Come Monday, the Selmon Expressway West Extension above Gandy Boulevard will open to commuters. The project which took 3 years to complete will make traveling from Brandon to St. Pete much faster.
After 3 years of construction, the Selmon West Extension is now complete and ready to welcome drivers. The Selmon Expressway is now two miles longer and it s providing even better service to our customers than it did before Monday came, Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority Executive Director Joe Waggoner said.
The 1.9-mile-long toll lane will provide safer transportation to commuters traveling from Brandon to Pinellas County and help cut back on congestion on Gandy Boulevard. The bridge stands 30 feet tall, unlike the typical 15 feet. That s because businesses along Gandy initially raised concern about the bridge possibly blocking the sightline to their business.