TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa commuters need to find alternate routes this weekend as all but one lane of I-275 closes for road construction.

When will I-275 lanes close in downtown Tampa?

What we know:

FDOT is closing all northbound lanes and all but one southbound lane on I-275 in the downtown interchange area beginning at 12:01 a.m. October 4 through October 6 at 5 a.m.

Why are lanes shut down on I-275?

The contractor for the downtown interchange improvements will be putting up girders for the new two-lane bridge from southbound I-275 to eastbound I-4.

According to FDOT, four steel box girders are going to be installed this weekend. Two of those girders are going to be put up above northbound I-275, and it’s not safe to have girders above live traffic, so the roadway has to be closed.

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