Entries by Robin Bizjack

Polls Within Project Area Are Accessible

The 2023 City of Tampa Municipal Election is Tuesday, March 7.  All three polling places within the Southeast Seminole Heights Flooding Relief Project area are accessible; however, residents should allow extra time for travel due to construction. Precincts 217 & 319: Seminole Heights Library, 4711 N Central Avenue Precincts 231, 232, 318 & 320: A.W. […]

North Central Ave Closed to Thru Traffic from Paris to Hillsborough

Beginning as early as March 1, North Central Avenue will be closed to thru traffic between East Paris Street and East Hillsborough Avenue for water and stormwater utility construction. Crews will begin installing watermain between E Hillsborough and E Hanna avenues and storm pipe from E Comanche Avenue to E Hanna Avenue. This closure will […]

Meeting Slides and Audio Available

The audio recording and the presentation slides from the Feb. 22 public meeting are available. The slides are on the Documents page under “PDFs” and the audio can be found on the Videos page.

Community Meeting Is Tonight!

Join us for a construction update meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at the A.W. Windhorst Lodge at 5011 N. Nebraska Avenue. The project team will offer an update on construction to date and discuss upcoming work, including construction on North Central Avenue north of Hillsborough Avenue, which could begin as early as March 1. Parking […]

Construction Update Meeting Is Next Week

The City of Tampa will hold a construction update meeting for the Southeast Seminole Heights Flooding Relief Project Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. at the A.W. Windhorst Lodge at 5011 N. Nebraska Avenue. Each Seminole Heights neighborhood is affected by construction of this major stormwater conveyance project, so we invite you to hear an […]

Activity in Construction Zones

As construction wraps up in some areas, residents may wonder why they are still seeing activity. Much like a home remodeling project, punch-list items and final restoration remain. You may notice crews doing small housekeeping tasks or restoring residential areas that were affected. This routine cleanup work is intended to keep the construction site tidy […]

Work on Caracas East of Nebraska Delayed

Work that was scheduled to begin today on E Caracas between N Nebraska and N 9th Street will be delayed until at least mid-March. Nelson had a miscommunication with the pre-cast structure vendor — the piece has not been manufactured yet, so this work is not beginning this week. It will be mid-March at the earliest before […]

Construction Update Meeting is Feb. 22

Many thanks to the A.W. Windhorst Lodge for hosting our construction update meeting! We hope to see you Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. at 5011 N. Nebraska Avenue.

Cherokee Avenue Closed to Thru Traffic

Cherokee Avenue between Henry and Idlewild avenues will be closed to thru traffic for approximately five to six weeks while crews rebuild the road. During this work, all cars should be off the street between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. Residents will receive a blue door hanger the day before work will be in […]