TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a crash that seriously injured a 19-year-old man on Interstate 275 on Sunday night, authorities said. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Dane Anthony Jones, 23, of Dunedin, was driving an Infiniti sedan northbound on I-275, just north of […]
For years, drivers taking Interstate 275 north out of Pinellas County, or taking the same road in, have encountered consecutive construction projects meant to help reshape the region’s traffic flow. One of those projects — the oft-delayed Gateway Expressway — is set to finally open early next year after six years of construction. Others, including the overhaul of the Howard Frankland Bridge, .
Traffic was backed up for hours on Tuesday, after a tractor-trailer overturned and slid on its side in the area of I-275 eastbound just before the Wilder Exit.