There are several road projects in Wesley Chapel and New Tampa that are underway or set to start soon:
Wesley Chapel*:
1. The extension of SR 56 to Mansfield should be complete within the next month or so. (See Slide show below.) Asphalt on this extension from The Shops at Wiregrass has almost reached Mansfield.
2. The continuation of SR 56 from Mansfield to Meadow Pointe Boulevard has a projected completion date of November/December of this year.
3. Improvements to the soon to be mega-intersection at SR 56 & BBD should begin within the next month or so too. The intersection will be leveled first and then the additional turn lanes will be added, with a projected completion date of the end of 2010.
4. The widening of BBD in Wesley Chapel is also scheduled to begin within the next month, starting on the north end and then going south to CLR (County Line Road).
5. The widening of SR 54 from BBD to Curley Road is currently in the "right of way" acquisition and construction may begin as soon as October of 2009.
6. Work has begun on the construction of a new bridge on I-75 over CR 54.
New Tampa:
1. The widening of BBD (Hillsborough County portion) is supposed to start this summer and the first segment will be from Palms Springs Dr. to Pebble Creek Dr. The second segment from Pebble Creek Dr. to CLR "should" start in the summer of 2011.
2. The controversial bridge over Interstate 75 linking New Tampa Boulevard to Commerce Park Boulevard is supposed to begin this fall too.
I have no update on whether Pasco County will permit opening Kinnan St. to Mansfield Boulevard after SR 56 is extended to Mansfield.
*Wesley Chapel information provided by the Pasco Engineering Services Dept.
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Great update. Do you know specifically if a right turn lane will be added from BBD onto SR56 (coming from New Tampa, near the Sonic and BoA)? I found it very surprising there was not one put in when SR56 opened, as right turning traffic backs up onto BBD, especially on the weekend.
I believe there are supposed to be triple turn lanes in each direction at this soon to be mega-intersection in Wesley Chapel.
Are your lights going to be synchronized to encourage speeding. For instance, lights on Little and 19 are synchronized at 60mph when the speed limit is 45mph.
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