Drivers across Hillsborough County should prepare for a busy week of construction delays as the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 7 launches an extensive series of road and lane closures from June 21 through June 27, 2026. While the vast majority of the work is scheduled for overnight hours to minimize daytime gridlock, several areas will face daytime restrictions and long-term, 24-hour continuous closures.
Interstate commuters will see significant disruptions, particularly along I-275. Nightly closures on the Howard Frankland Bridge between Hillsborough and Pinellas counties run from Sunday, June 20 through Saturday, June 27, lasting from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Nearby, northbound I-275 from south of Exit 39 to just north of the State Road 60 interchange will experience nightly closures between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. starting Sunday, June 21 through Friday, June 26.
Southbound drivers on I-275 before Exit 39 will hit nightly closures from Sunday through Thursday between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Further east, I-275 will also see nightly lane closures from Willow Avenue to Green Street between 9 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. from Sunday through Thursday.
Other major area highways are also heavily impacted. Overnight travelers on I-75 will encounter lane closures from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Fowler Avenue every night from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., beginning Sunday, June 21 and stretching well past the week into Friday, July 17. Meanwhile, I-4 drivers face a quick eastbound lane closure at Mango Road from 9:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25 until 5:30 a.m. Friday, June 26…