Leroy Selmon Expressway Traffic Alerts and Detours for July 14-18

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated. New alerts have been issued. Please read, Changes to Weekend Closures for the Leroy Selmon Expressway (July 15-18)

The right lane of the Leroy Selmon Expressway, between 22nd and 34th streets, will remain closed throughout the weekend because of settlement reported in both the lane and the shoulder of the road, according to a July 14 report from the Florida Department of Transportation.

Best advice for battling traffic slowdown, as only one eastbound lane will remain open?

The DOT recommends that drivers leaving downtown and heading east, toward Brandon, through 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, should use the “upper deck” (Reversible Express Lanes) by entering at Meridian Avenue.  Note that the reversible lanes will close at 8 p.m. on both nights because of other ongoing construction work.

Another alternate route is State Road 60.

Keep abreast of developments as conditions change, with reports at Brandon Patch or from the DOT website  itself.

Note the following reports, as they pertain to the ongoing Interstate 4 / Selmon Expressway Connector project:

• This weekend, through July 17, both eastbound lanes will be closed between 22nd and 50th streets as work crews erect bridge segments.
• Eastbound traffic will be detoured off the Leroy Selmon Expressway (State Road 618) between 21st and 22nd streets and 50th street from 8 p.m. July 15 through 5 a.m. July 18. All eastbound traffic will be directed off the Selmon Expressway at Exit 9 (21st/22nd streets). From there, traffic will be directed east on State Road 60 (Adamo Drive) and back onto the expressway using the 50th Street entrance ramp.
• The Meridian Avenue entrance to the expressway upper deck will be closed from 8 p.m. July 15 to 5 a.m. July 18. From the expressway’s lower level, eastbound motorists will be able to enter the upper deck only from the slip ramp just west of U.S. 301.