Public Invited to Discuss Platt Street Bridge Closure

The public is invited to join representatives from Hillsborough County, the City of Tampa, and the Tampa Downtown Partnership for a Community Information Open House Meeting on Wednesday to discuss the upcoming closure of the Platt Street Bridge.

The open house will be from 4-6 p.m. in Rooms 13-15 at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin St., in downtown Tampa.

Citizens will be able to visit information stations to find alternate commuting options and to provide comment. Formal briefings will be provided at 4:30 p.m. and repeated at 5:30 p.m.

The bridge closure is scheduled to start in October and is scheduled to last 105 days, according to a news release. The closure is necessary as part of the required rehabilitation of the bridge to allow the contractor to open the drawbridge and perform replacement work on its components. The full project is expected to be completed in spring 2012.

For information on alternate routes, call the city at 813-274-8333.

For information on the Platt Street Bridge project, call Hillsborough County at 813-635-5400 or visit the project Web site.