BBD 'Segment A' Contract Awarded

The land has been acquired and the contract has been awarded, so the widening of “Segment A” of Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. is imminent.

At the October 1 Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, commissioners approved awarding the $36 million Segment A widening project to Prince Contracting, LLC. 

Prince will be responsible for widening the 3.5-mile segment of BBD from Palm Springs Blvd. in Tampa Palms south to Bearss Ave. from four lanes to eight lanes. Prince also will be responsible for constructing sidewalks, widening the bridge over Cypress Creek (just south of Amberly Dr. in Tampa Palms), making improvements at the Tampa Palms Blvd. and Amberly Dr. intersections with BBD (including removing and replacing the existing traffic signals) and creating retention ponds.

Currently, Prince also is the contractor finishing the widening of the one-mile stretch of BBD beneath I-75, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year.