The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) reports the following I-75 construction activities at Big Bend Road (CR672) in the Tampa Bay area. All work is weather dependent and subject to change.
I-75 ramps construction activities:
- I-75 southbound exit ramp to eastbound Big Bend Road (Ramp A):
- Placement of asphalt pavement north of Big Bend Rd; completed
- I-75 southbound exit ramp to westbound Big Bend Road (Ramp A-1):
- Embankment operations; ongoing
- Drainage installation; completed
- I-75 southbound entrance ramp from westbound Big Bend Road (Ramp B):
- Construction activities; begins fall of 2023
- I-75 southbound entrance ramp from eastbound Big Bend Road (Ramp B-1):
- Construction activities; begins fall of 2023
- I-75 northbound exit ramp to westbound Big Bend Road (Ramp C):
- Construction activities; begins late summer of 2023
- I-75 northbound exit ramp to eastbound Big Bend Road (Ramp C-1):
- Construction activities; begins late summer of 2023
- I-75 northbound entrance ramp from eastbound Big Bend Road (Ramp D):
- Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) wall installation; ongoing
- Stabilization operations; ongoing
- I-75 northbound entrance ramp from westbound Big Bend Road (Ramp D-1):
- Placement of earthwork material; ongoing
- Pile driving; Phase 1 completed; Phase 2 begins summer 2023
- Abutment and end wall construction; ongoing
Bridge and pedestrian tunnel construction activities:
- Old Big Bend Road bridge over Bullfrog Creek (Bridge 1):
- Pile driving; completed
- Bridge substructure; nearing completion
- Girder installation; begins spring 2023
- I-75 northbound entrance ramp (Ramp D1 & Big Bend Road) over Bullfrog Creek (Bridge 2):
- Phase 1 pile driving; completed
- Phase 1 substructure; nearing completion
- Phase 1 girder erection; begins spring 2023
- Phase 2 pile driving; begins summer 2023
- I-75 southbound exit ramp (Ramp A) over Old Big Bend Road/Big Bend Road (Bridge 3):
- Pier construction; completed
- I-75 southbound exit ramp (Ramp A-1) over Old Big Bend Road (Bridge 4):
- Abutment construction; ongoing
- I-75 northbound entrance ramp (Ramp D & D1) over Old Big Bend Road (Bridge 5):
- Substructure construction; completed
- Girder erection; begins spring 2023
- Pedestrian tunnel under the I-75 northbound entrance ramp (Bridge 6):
- Construction activities; begins spring 2023
Roadway construction activities:
- Big Bend Road:
- Installation of 36” water main; ongoing
- Utility jack and bores; ongoing
- Stormwater installation; ongoing
- Old Big Bend Road:
- New bridge construction over Bullfrog Creek; ongoing
- Wet utility relocation activities; nearing completion
- Stormwater installation; ongoing
- Future roadway reconstruction; ongoing
- Slope pavement under I-75; nearing completion
- Stabilization operations; ongoing
- Bullfrog Creek Road:
- YMCA Pond 1; ongoing
- Future roadway reconstruction; ongoing
- Drainage installation; ongoing
Ongoing construction activities throughout the project limits:
- Asphalt pavement operations
- Bridge substructure installation
- Embankment operations
- Highway lighting installation
- Jack and bore operations
- Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) wall installation
- Storm drainage and wet utility installation
- Maintenance of traffic control devices, erosion control, and litter removal
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