Pinellas County Traffic Alert: Nightly Gridlock, 24-Hour Closures Hit Major Arteries Next Week

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 7 has issued a sweeping traffic advisory for Pinellas County, outlining a heavy schedule of lane closures set to disrupt travel between Sunday, March 15, and Saturday, March 21, 2026.

Drivers using the Sunshine Skyway Bridge (I-275) should prepare for nightly delays, as lane closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. starting Sunday through Thursday.

Further north on I-275, the stretch between 38th Avenue North and Roosevelt Boulevard will see similar restrictions from 8:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. during that same period. On I-175, crews will occupy lanes from 16th Street S to 4th Street S during the overnight hours of 7 p.m. to 7 a.m…

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