Know
Two I-275 ramps in St. Pete to close starting Thursday
The ramps will remain closed through at least the summer or fall.
Two I-275 interchange ramps in St. Petersburg will temporarily close for an extended period starting Thursday night.
According to the Florida Department of Transportation, the ramps are:
Southbound I-275 Exit 26 ramp to 54th Avenue N. andWestbound 54th Avenue N. entrance ramp onto southbound I-275.
The ramps are closed for reconstruction and will remain closed through at least the summer or fall of 2026.
This is part of the I-275 widening project from 38th Avenue to 4th Street N. There will be signage to guide drivers through the detours, but drivers are advised to plan for extra time to travel.
How to get around
Detour for southbound exit ramp to 54th Avenue N:
You can continue south on I-275 past Exit 26 and exit at 38th Avenue N (Exit 25).
At the bottom of the ramp, turn right and go west on 38th Avenue N, turn right onto US 19 (34th Street N) and go north to 54th Avenue N.
Detour for westbound 54th Avenue N onto southbound I-275:
Continue west on 54th Avenue N past the entrance ramp.
Then, turn left at US 19 (34th Street N) and go south. Turn left onto 38th Avenue N and go east to the entrance ramp onto southbound I-275.
S. Rose Smith-Hayes
April 9, 2026at6:50 pm
I am happy to see someone show concern for the absence of trees and the planning for trees. St. Pete is becoming a concrete jungle. It makes me very sad. More Trees Please…..
Robert PINION
April 8, 2026at10:53 pm
Can’t you show a map?
Mike Connelly
April 8, 2026at5:56 pm
Light rail but keep blowing up the planet
James Meier
April 8, 2026at8:10 pm
The interstate expansion project removed trees and is adding asphalt to a city that is house on top of house and minimal trees. The Sawgrass park is just a boardwalk stuck between the roar of the (soon closer intersate) and pops from a gun range. How tranquil! Surely we are not the only ones who don’t see progress but actually see unsustainable folly at the expense of our tax contributions! When will we work towards sustainability instead of traveling down the same beat up, jammed up, parking lot of a road while we all burn more gas! And the timing of traffic lights… Just a coincidence that traffic doesn’t move, we burn more gas (stop and go) and are all increasingly exposed to liability due to longer travel times in congested traffic! Insurance, oil and construction companies win. We just shell out or get out! And how about the extreme waste of water and resources for lawns that no one ever uses.(Or talks about) You know that perfect lawn void of pollinators,the same ones we need and lack for producing our food. Brilliant! When??
James Constantino
April 8, 2026at11:06 pm
Because every light rail system in the US has been a colossal, expensive failure?
Steven Sullivan
April 10, 2026at1:35 pm
It says more about the corporate greed in America than the form of transportation