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Road Reopening Delayed Again

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By SUSAN M. GREEN

The Tampa Tribune

Published: June 4, 2008

RUSKIN - A popular shortcut will be blocked a little while longer, thanks to a second deadline extension on a drainage improvement project at 12th Street Northeast and Slipper Key Road.

The stretch of 12th Street between 19th Avenue Northeast and U.S. 41 provides a shortcut for motorists traveling from the east side of Ruskin to Apollo Beach. It has been closed since April 22 for work that originally was to take about three weeks. Officials last week extended the deadline to Friday.

County spokesman Steve Valdez said a contractor had to tear out a section of 12th Street to replace a stormwater cross drain. The road couldn't reopen as scheduled because the contractor has had difficulty getting asphalt for repaving, he said.

Duck And Dodge

RIVERVIEW - A contractor working for Verizon will have crews out in the Boyette Road area removing underground utilities in conjunction with ongoing road widening and drainage improvement projects.

As a result, Hillsborough County officials have approved intermittent lane closures on McMullen Road at Boyette between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., beginning Monday. The work is scheduled for completion June 13.

Nighttime lane closures for that project also have been approved on Boyette between Balm-Riverview and McMullen roads through Friday.

For information, call (813) 272-5275.

GOT A QUESTION?

Do you wonder why two roads come together as they do? Know about a recurring traffic hazard or bottleneck in your South Shore neighborhood or on your commute? Think you know a way to relieve traffic jams? Call Susan Green at (813) 865-1566 or e-mail sgreen@tampatrib.com with suggestions for "Getting Around."

Reporter Susan M. Green can be reached at (813) 865-1566 or sgreen@tampatrib.com.

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