Ulmerton Road Discussion

[HARTride 2012]

Detours, delays begin for Ulmerton drivers
Friday, March 14, 2008

PINELLAS COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- The intersection of Ulmerton Road (SR 688) and 66th Street closed to all traffic Thursday night and will not reopen until 5 a.m. Monday, March 17th because of road construction.

Access to businesses and residences will be maintained.

The Florida Department of Transportation's Ulmerton Road project from El Centro/Ranchero to US 19 began in October 2007 and will be complete in approximately two years.

Improvements include widening Ulmerton Road from four to six lanes and adding new sidewalks and drainage.

The project cost is $20 million.
Detour routes:

Eastbound Ulmerton Road - Ulmerton Road to Belcher Rd. to East Bay Drive to US 19 to Ulmerton Road.

Westbound Ulmerton Road - Ulmerton Road to East Bay Drive to Belcher Rd. to Ulmerton Rd.

Northbound 66th Street - 66th St. to Bryan Dairy Rd to Belcher Rd to East Bay Drive to 66th St.

Southbound 66th Street/U.S. 19 - Motorists traveling to southbound 66th St. will stay on US 19, to Bryan Dairy Rd. to 66th Street.

Get live traffic updates from Bay News 9's traffic reporter Russ Handler. Every weekday morning airing at :07, :17, :37, and :47 after the hour.

http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2008/3/14/332001.html?title=Detours,+delays+begin+for+Ulmerton+drivers

[dpw1983]

The contractor on this job has been doing an awful job managing lane shifts and traffic flow through detours. I've seen dozens of cars driving unaware into oncoming traffic because they've lost their place within the lines.

Plus did they really need to close the entire highway at 66th street?
East Bay and Brian Dairy have been hell.

[I-275westcoastfl]

They really didnt mark the lines well I remember last time I was down there sitting in the turn lane on Ulmerton to head north on 66th. I was sitting there as some cars didnt know where the lanes were, they are marked so poorly. Im glad I wasn't slammed into by somebody.