Monday is the first day of #EarlyVoting in Hillsborough County. 26 sites to choose from, open EVERY day from August 8 – 21, 10 AM to 6 PM. Choose the location that works best for you. Visit VoteHillsborough.gov/EarlyVoting for more information. #VoteHillsborough
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8/22/22 N. Florida Avenue Closure Details
North Florida Avenue will be closed to thru traffic from East Hillsborough Avenue to East Osborne Avenue for at least 3 weeks beginning Aug. 22, 2022. This closure may extend beyond three weeks, depending on weather, underground conditions and other factors.
Northbound thru traffic on North Florida Avenue will be detoured at Osborne Avenue to Nebraska Avenue. Southbound thru traffic on North Florida Avenue will be detoured at East Hillsborough Avenue to Nebraska Avenue (see map). Two police officers will be in the area for the first few days of the closure to deter traffic from residential roads.
During this closure, access to businesses on Florida Avenue remains open; traffic to local businesses is considered local traffic. The contractor will place signs at both ends of the closure indicating that businesses are accessible.
The SESHFRP is occurring in multiple locations at once in order to meet the City’s 40-month construction schedule; sequential construction would take 6-7 years to complete.
The project team shared the map graphic shown below and corresponding anticipated construction dates. Areas shown in purple are currently under construction. Work has recently started in the areas shown in orange, and work on Florida Avenue, shown in pink, is scheduled to begin Aug. 22. The dates shown below are subject to change due to inclement weather or other unforeseen conditions.
A real pain in the ass, but it has to be done.
Thank you for posting this. I'm a visual person so seeing it mapped out like this is very helpful.
I don't see the green/blue secondary streets on the key (10th st, 12th st, Louisiana, New Orleans, etc). What do those colors denote?
Once every hundred years or so
Will there be simultaneous blockages on Highland? It's not on the map Thanks for sharing this!
Someone had asked a question about the legend colors in SESH construction. Here is the answer from the project team: The blue lines are where water mains only are being installed. The green lines are where stormwater culverts and miscellaneous are being installed. The base map without the added construction zone information is found on the website at Southeast Seminole Heights Flood Relief Project Map and Benefits (seminoleheightsstormwater.com), and the base map legend is there.
As a reminder, North Florida Avenue will be closed to thru traffic from Hillsborough Avenue to Osborne Avenue for at least 3 weeks beginning in late August, tentatively Aug. 22. We will post to the website alerts and let you know as we have a definitive date.
Contuing as another segment of the Southeast Seminole Heights Flooding Relief Project, crews will install box culvert and 72-inch stormwater pipe from Crest to Frierson, add four curb inlets on Florida Avenue and add two inlets on the corner of Frierson and Florida to reduce roadway flooding. Certainly this is a problematic location prone to flooding, so this work should help alleviate that flooding.
To get updates on this project directly, visit this website link and sign up for alerts: seminoleheightsstormwater.com/alerts/
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Construction on Central North of Hillsborough Rescheduled
David Nelson Construction, with input from the City of Tampa’s Mobility Department, has rescheduled construction on North Central Avenue north of Hillsborough Avenue. Work in this area will now begin in late 2022. The change was made to avoid overlap with the upcoming Florida Avenue closure, currently scheduled to begin in late August. Nelson and the City agreed that rescheduling the work would lessen traffic impacts for residents. The project team will post schedule updates in advance of the start of work.
I hadn’t seen that they were closing Florida Ave. Can you advise dates and locations? This is a big deal with our commute. I would very much appreciate any additional info!
whoa whoa whoa ... "upcoming Florida Avenue closure?" 😳
This project is a complete disaster with poor construction management.
Can they move the giant concrete boxes they staged then on central? Blocks visibility when trying to turn on to central
“Lessen traffic”? This is hilarious
Maybe they can close highland too and then we’ll all be screwed…. Really stupid
Nice timing with school back in session
3 weeks......just like Crest was paved in July. 🙄🙄🙄 This whole project has just been one GIANT clusterf@#$. Arent there any kind of penalties for missed deadlines? I feel for those businesses and homes in the area.
This project. SMH. I worked on a half a billion dollar bridge project that was done quicker than this will be.
Can they put a pedestrian crosswalk near Front Porch and FLocale while they’re at it?!
Tonight! 😁 look forward to seeing you there. If it’s raining at five just come as soon as it stops if you prefer.  because we all know Florida rain will end quickly. Ha ha We will also have the Seminole Heights flags for sale and immediate delivery.
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VOTE!!! The 2022 Primary Election is on August 23rd. Click on the attached link, scroll down to "On The Ballot" then click on your party designation to see your sample ballot. Here are some other important dates for this 2022 Primary Election:
Deadline to register: July 25
Early Voting: August 8 - 21, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Vote By Mail: First mailing of domestic ballots is tentatively scheduled for July 14. Voted ballots must be in the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office by 7 p.m. August 23.
Election Day: August 23, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m
Most voters received new voter information cards last week. Please be sure to review your information carefully, and if you didn't get one or need to make changes, contact the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office. It's important to review this card. In my case, my voting location has changed.
www.votehillsborough.gov/ELECTIONS/2022-Primary-Election
2022 Primary Election — Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections
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Vote By Mail: First mailing of domestic ballots is tentatively scheduled for July 14. Voted ballots must be in the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office by 7 p.m. August 23.
Important dates for voter registration, change of voter information or status and request a Vote By Mail ballot. PLEASE mark your calendars for the Primary Election on August 23rd, 7 am to 7 pm, and the General Election on November 8, 7 am to 7 pm.
There are vital elections on our ballots this cycle including US Senate, Congress, Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, CFO, Commission of Agriculture, State Senator, State Representative, Board of County Commissioners, County Court Judge, School Board, multiple judge retention choices and others, . The sample ballots will be posted soon, wesbite says "Early July". To update any part of your voter registration, please visit www.votehillsborough.gov/VOTERS/Updating-Voter-Information
I also noticed a change of precinct for my registration, so be sure you double check your early voting and election day voting precincts.
So happy we will celebrate our Tampa Bay Lightning on the 4th of July and our three years in a row of phenomenal success! This team is truly special and so fun to watch!  💙⚡️🏒 #backtoboat
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Community Invited to Celebrate Tampa Bay Lightning, Independence Day During July 4th Boat Parade
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Mayor Jane Castor and Friends of the Riverwalk invite the community to don their red, white and Bolts blue to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday and our amazing Tampa Bay Lightning during Boom by the Bay!Check out the progress and detailed plans.
Massive waste of money and resources. So blatant it should be called what it is; corruption. Why are we spending billions to move all of this traffic through Tampa and across the bay, when we could move it for way less cost across undeveloped Pasco? FDOT should be building the missing highway across the northern bay area linking I-75 directly to west Pasco and Pinellas, rather than keep forcing all of that traffic to go the long way through Tampa's urban core. But this is no accident. FDOT is funneling as much traffic as possible onto this highway through Tampa, so that they can use that as justification to keep destroying urban Tampa for a wider highway. It costs dramatically more to widen a bridge across the bay and a highway through the urban core, than it would cost to build a highway on flat ground through rural and suburban areas, and that's what matters to FDOT. Most cost = more budget = more job security and income for themselves and their cronies.
After 12 years, it's time for Florida Avenue Brewing Co to return to the neighborhood where it all started, in Seminole Heights! After Brew Bus Brewing acquired Florida Avenue Brewing Co. in 2015, it's been our dream to re-launch our beloved brand back onto Florida Avenue. We are excited to share that we are expanding and opening a second Florida Avenue Brewing Co. location in Seminole Heights, featuring the beers you know and love from Brew Bus and Florida Avenue.
Although Brew Bus Brewing closed its Taproom in 2021, our crew has since been steadily maintaining and safeguarding our mission and products in Wesley Chapel at our destination brewery! We invite our former Brew Bus regulars and our new neighbors in Seminole Heights to follow along on this journey as we prepare to bring Florida Avenue Brewing Co. back to its roots this fall, on the corner of Chelsea and Florida!
Welcome home!
North Highland Avenue Temporarily Closed Beginning June 20
Beginning 9 a.m. Monday, June 20, 2022, North Highland Avenue will be closed between West Frierson Avenue and West Haya Street for utility construction. Thru-traffic for Highland will be detoured to North Florida Avenue.
North Highland Avenue between West Frierson Avenue and West Haya Street will be open to traffic by 4 p.m. Friday, July 1, 2022, weather permitting. This is for the installation of the large box culvert beneath the roadway that will ultimately carry storm water from other areas to the river.
The sidewalks in the work area will be closed during construction. Pedestrians will be detoured to other available sidewalks with signage.
The City of Tampa recommends that motorists use alternate routes and follow posted detours to avoid traffic congestion.
Exciting news for Tampa transportation expansion!
Brightline's Tampa route gets $15.9 million grant - Tampa Bay Business Journal
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Brightline is expected to expand to Tampa by the end of the decade.Is this the high speed train we would've had by now if Rick Scott hadn't sold us out on it years ago?
Exactly. The federal monies he would not accept. Now it’s a privatized service. Florida could have had high speed rail back in the early 2000s when it was approved by the voters before Jeb denied it.
end of the decade 💀
FYI Its was during President Obama's duration that he offered to help states $$ fund rail services. at that time the Florida knucklehead Governor Charlie Crist. He turned it down peel back the onion you can figure out why............. The offer was left on the table for Florida to accept it for several months. Then knucklehead Governor Charlie Crist left office due to Florida term limits. This brought in another sucker Governor Rick Scott.. ..............Then after the open offer ended another state accept the offer. All during that time under both Florida Governor serving. Back door channels had private sector company lobby to get a Florida exclusive deal for one and only one company to monopolies the Florida rail service while also defunding Amtrak.......... Back in 2020 Trump and GOP congress cut Amtrak’s subsidy by more than half to overhaul the passenger rail system to focus on more profitable intercity routes. Yea more profits $$ for share holders at the cost of the tax payers that built the lines and grants we funded. Plus customer paying higher services usage fees.
It really is too bad they’re expanding the interstate right now instead of investing in public transit connectors (trains) for our region.
UPDATE since some failed to peel back the onion deeper ..NO they both turned the $$ down. FYI Charles Joseph Crist Jr. He served as the 44th governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011...... During 2010 President Obama .. A day after delivering his State of the Union address, Mr. Obama came to Florida to announce the investment of $8 billion in high-speed rail projects in 13 major corridors, which he said would provide a down payment for the most significant advance in transportation since the Interstate highway system was built more than a half-century ago. ...Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida, who stood at the steps of Air Force One to greet Mr. Obama. For about 27 seconds, the president gripped the governor’s hand, clutched his arm and exchanged pleasantries. But they did not hug, unlike during a visit a year ago. .... Here is one of those write ups www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2010-01-28-os-high-speed-announcement-20100127-story.html
Sorry fellow locals this had over budget boondoggle written all over it. Scott did the right thing.
CDC recommends we in Tampa Bay again mask up in public, as one of the high risk areas.
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said people don't need masks if transmission of the coronavirus is controlled and hospitals are not strained. Areas ranked at low or medium risk are free to forgo their masks indoors.
However, masks are still recommended indoors for people in areas rated high risk.
That includes Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, Manatee and Sarasota counties, according to the CDC's community level website, updated Friday, Polk and Orange are listed as medium risk.”
CDC still recommends indoor masking in high-risk areas. That includes the Tampa Bay region
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A major shift in federal COVID policy freed much of the country of wearing masks indoors, but not in counties considered high risk. That includes much of Florida's Gulf Coast.I viewed this article on email. It was published on February 28th⁉️
There will be no trash pick up tomorrow of any kind in observance of Memorial Day. Regular garbage will be picked up on Thursday. Recycling will not be picked up until next Monday.
Once again we're screwed outta our Monday service 😡
Of course I see this after I’ve brought my bins to the curb 🙃
Where do you see that's there's no recycling service on Thursday?