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New Traffic Pattern Dec. 3 at Kings and Bloomingdale

South Kings Avenue Closed the Night of Dec. 3

From 9 p.m. Dec 3 to 6 a.m. Dec 4, 2025, crews will restripe the intersection of South Kings and West Bloomingdale avenues in preparation for a new traffic pattern to accommodate construction of the South Hillsborough Pipeline. During this work, South Kings Avenue will be closed to all traffic between Buckhorn Creek Road and Greenbriar Drive, and West Bloomingdale Avenue will be reduced to a single lane in each direction from Sherry Drive to Buckhorn Circle. Motorists heading northbound on South Kings will be detoured to John Moore and Providence roads. Motorists heading southbound on South Kings will be detoured to Sherry Drive (just west of Kings Avenue) and Greenbriar Drive.

New traffic pattern begins Dec. 4 on South Kings Avenue

Beginning at 6 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, a new traffic pattern will be in place for South Kings Avenue for construction of the South Hillsborough Pipeline: 

  • South Kings Avenue will be reduced to one lane in each direction at West Bloomingdale Avenue, between Buckhorn Creek Road and Greenbriar Drive. 
  • The single northbound lane of South Kings will be redirected to the west side of the road just south of Bloomingdale. 
  • Motorists traveling on South Kings can still turn east or west onto Bloomingdale, but there will be no dedicated left turn lanes. 
  • A 35-mile-per-hour speed limit will be in effect. 

 

Motorists should expect delays. Please use caution when driving, biking or walking in the area. Through-traffic may want to use John Moore and Providence roads as alternative routes for north-south travel. 

This traffic pattern will be in place 24/7 for approximately four months until tunnel work is complete. Active construction work will occur Monday through Saturday. 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Crews will take a holiday break Dec. 25 – Jan. 4, but the lane closures remain in effect. 

Crews will be working along South Kings Avenue on both sides of West Bloomingdale Avenue to excavate tunnel pits and install the 5-foot diameter drinking water pipeline beneath Bloomingdale Avenue.  

Tampa Bay Water’s contractor crews are performing this work as part of the South Hillsborough Pipeline construction. For more information on the pipeline, visit SouthHillsboroughPipeline.com. 

Map showing West Bloomingdale Avenue between Providence Road and John Moore Road. Construction zones are located south of Kingswood Elementary School on both sides of West Bloomingdale Avenue. South Kings Avenue is reduced to single lanes in each direction, with a posted speed limit of 35 mph. There is no dedicated turning lane, but motorists can still turn onto Bloomingdale Avenue.