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Project Information

The Channel District improvements involve the design and construction within right-of-way areas along nine street segments within the Channel District of Tampa, Florida. Construction is divided into fifteen phases and began in fall 2019. The overall completion of the project is anticipated for early 2027.

The project will provide improved pedestrian access; upgrading of water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities; streetscaping (lighting and landscaping); the addition of on-street parking and sidewalks; and street furniture throughout the district.

Phases of Construction

Phase A1 – Completed
Phase A2 – Completed
Phase B1 – Completed
Phase B2 – Completed
Phase C1a – Completed
Phase C1b – Completed
Phase C2 – Completed
Phase C3 – Completed
Phase D1 – Completed
Phase D2 – Anticipated to begin in August 2025
Phase E1 – Anticipated to begin in 2026
Phase E2 – Completed
Phase E3 – To Be Determined
Phase WM – In Construction

View phase specific information by clicking its name above or its location on the map.

Phase B1

PHASE B

Channelside Drive

Background:

Channelside Drive, from south of E. Cumberland Avenue to E. Kennedy Boulevard, is a complex corridor housed within the Channel District of downtown Tampa. Encompassed by existing and planned future residential and commercial developments, this district is also home to popular attractions and venues for locals and tourists, to include The Florida Aquarium, Port Tampa Bay, Amalie Arena, and Sparkman Wharf. With Channelside Drive playing an integral role within the district, designs for this project segment considered a variety of factors, such as pedestrian and bicyclist safety, flow of traffic/improved connectivity, parking, transit and streetcar access and operation, and aesthetics.

Improvements:

Landscaping
Wayfinding signage
Wide multi-purpose sidewalk & street furniture
Street resurfacing & curbing
Additional pedestrian crossings
Single lane roundabout
Improved access to TECO Streetcar stations
Center landscaped median

For more information on design of this project segment, visit the City of Tampa’s Channelside Drive Design Project website.

PHASE A1

N. 12th Street

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PHASE A2

N. 11th Street

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PHASE B1

Channelside Drive

Background:

Improvements:

Landscaping
Wayfinding signage
Wide multi-purpose sidewalk & street furniture
Street resurfacing & curbing
Additional pedestrian crossings
Single lane roundabout
Improved access to TECO Streetcar stations
Center landscaped median

For more information on design of this project segment, visit the City of Tampa’s Channelside Drive Design Project website.

PHASE B2

Channelside Drive

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PHASE C1a

E. Twiggs Street

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Current Activities

The contractor is currently performing paving operations on westbound E. Twiggs Street and working to complete other construction activities as work on Phase C1: E. Twiggs Street nears completion. To accommodate this work, the westbound lanes of E. Twiggs Street remain closed, and a traffic shift is in place on eastbound E. Twiggs Street to route travelers around construction activities. Construction on E. Twiggs Street is anticipated to be complete late May 2025 (weather permitting), with construction on Phase D2: E. Whiting Street expected to begin in June/July 2025.

Westbound E. Twiggs Street closed for construction

Eastbound E. Twiggs Street open to traffic as construction and paving activities continue in westbound lanes

Eastbound traffic shift on E. Twiggs Street to route travelers around construction activities

Westbound lanes of E. Twiggs Street closed between Channelside Drive and Meridian Avenue to accommodate construction activities

Westward view of construction underway in the westbound lanes of E. Twiggs Street

Eastbound lanes of E. Twiggs Street open to traffic between Channelside Drive and Meridian Avenue

Western-facing view of construction in the westbound lanes of E. Twiggs Street as eastbound traffic is maintained

Sidewalk on the north side of E. Twiggs Street and N. Raymond Avenue at E. Twiggs Street closed to accommodate construction activities

The eastbound lane of East Twiggs Street is closed to through traffic.

East Twiggs Street improvements include upgraded water, wastewater and storm water utilities

Excavation equipment on East Twiggs Street

E. Twiggs Street

PHASE C1b

E. Twiggs Street

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PHASE C2

E. Cumberland Avenue

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Cumberland Avenue paving was completed in October 2023

Port Tampa Bay

PHASE D1

E. Whiting Street

Improvements:

Landscaping & irrigation
Decorative sidewalk improvements
Upgraded on-street parking
Burying of overhead utilities
Underground improvements to water, sewer, storm drains and electrical utilities
Remediation of localized flooding

PHASE D2

E. Whiting Street

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PHASE E1

N. 12th Street

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PHASE E2

N. 11th Street

Improvements:

Landscaping & irrigation
Decorative sidewalk improvements
Upgraded on-street parking
Street resurfacing & new curbing
Burying of overhead utilities
Remediation of localized flooding
Underground improvements to water, sewer, storm drains and electrical utilities

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Project Information

Phases of Construction

Phase B1

PHASE A1

N. 12th Street

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PHASE A2

N. 11th Street

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PHASE B1

Channelside Drive

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PHASE B2

Channelside Drive

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PHASE C1a

E. Twiggs Street

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Current Activities

PHASE C1b

E. Twiggs Street

PHASE C1b

E. Twiggs Street

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PHASE C2

E. Cumberland Avenue

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PHASE C3

Port Tampa Bay

PHASE D1

E. Whiting Street

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PHASE D2

E. Whiting Street

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PHASE E1

N. 12th Street

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PHASE E2

N. 11th Street

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PHASE E3

S. 12th Street

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PHASE WM

Meridian Avenue, north of E. Twiggs Street and N. 12th Street

PHASE WM

Meridian Avenue

N. 12th Street

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