04/14/2020

Section 3 FPID 4229042 Pinellas; 4229044 Hillsborough

Howard Frankland Bridge

Program DescriptionTampa Bay Next is a program to modernize Tampa Bay’s transportation infrastructure and a process for engaging the public. Within the majority of the program area, the addition of express lanes is being considered to provide additional capacity, relieve congestion and provide a more reliable travel time option for passenger and transit vehicles. In addition, improvements address safety and traffic operations on the interstates. Interstate modernization projects incorporate additional elements such as opportunities to add bicycle and pedestrian facilities, aesthetic treatments, transit accommodations, and reconnecting streets where possible.

Howard Frankland BridgeThe original Howard Frankland Bridge was constructed in 1959 and second bridge structure was constructed in 1991 to provide additional capacity across the Tampa Bay.

The Howard Frankland Bridge project will replace the existing northbound (1959) bridge to add capacity and alleviate traffic congestion on the most traveled bridge across the Tampa Bay. The new bridge will provide four general purpose lanes and two tolled express lanes in each direction. The tolled express lanes will provide additional capacity, relieve congestion and provide a more reliable travel time option for passenger and transit vehicles. The project will also include a bike/pedestrian path that will connect Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, which was requested by both the Hillsborough MPO and Forward Pinellas. This project requires no right of way.

The new design will improve incident management in emergency response situations and provide additional capacity along a critical evacuation route. To accommodate transit in the future, a portion of the new bridge will be designed and constructed to carry heavier loadings, up to a light rail transit system. Should light rail transit be locally supported for implementation, the existing southbound (1991) bridge would then be widened and travel lanes shifted to the widened bridge.

CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE $865 Million (as of March 2020)

CONTRACTOR Archer Western / Traylor Bros. Joint Venture

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE Began 2020 Anticipated completion late 2024

IN PROJECT DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION

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Howard Frankland Bridge

Total Width 168' 100' MinSeparation

Total Width 111'

BIKE / PED PATH

General PurposeLanes

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General PurposeLanes

Light Rail

EXPANSION

Southbound Bridge with Express Lanesand Rail Transit

Northbound Widened to Outside to Accommodate Express Lanes

Howard Frankland BridgeThis is how we would accommodate rail transit in the future

1991 Bridge2024 Bridge

Proposed Future Design to Accommodate Light Rail

Total Width 168' 100' MinSeparation

Total Width 70'

General PurposeLanes

BIKE / PED PATH

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ExpressLanes

New Bridge with Bike/Ped Path on the Outside and 2 Express Lanes in each Direction

Existing SouthboundConverts to Northbound

1959 BridgeTo Be Removed

Howard Frankland BridgeThis is what we are planning to build in 2020

STRUCTURE WILL SUPPORT FUTURE

RAIL TRANSIT

1959 Bridge1991 Bridge2024 Bridge

Current Proposed Design

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