Roads to be closed throughout Pinellas

PINELLAS COUNTY - Several roads will be closed around the county, beginning on Monday. Some will be closed temporarily for construction, and some in St. Petersburg are closing permanently.Motorist traveling through Pinellas Park Monday morning may want to avoid Belcher Road at 84th Avenue North. All northbound lanes will be closed for about 500 feet from Monday to Wednesday as workers make a permanent repair to the sanitary sewer manhole.Traffic flow will temporarily be redirected along Belcher Road to allow for one northbound lane and one southbound lane in this area during the repair. Barricades will be in place to guide the flow of traffic. Motorists are urged to use caution.For more information, call Pinellas County Utilities at 464-3896.FDOT announces lane closuresMiscellaneous lane and ramp closures are scheduled on I-375 between I-275 and 4th Street North in St. Petersburg between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 31-Aug.4. Currently scheduled work includes the following:- Monday, July 31 - The ramp from westbound I-375 to southbound I-275 will be closed. The detour is to take the ramp to northbound I-275, exit at 22nd Avenue North. (Exit 24), turn left and go under the interstate and enter the ramp to southbound I-275.- Tuesday through Thursday, Aug. 1-3 - Two of three lanes closed on eastbound I-375 from I-275 to the Eighth and Ninth Street exit.- Friday, Aug. 4 - One lane closed on eastbound I-375 from I-275 to the Eighth and Ninth Street exit. In addition, the Eighth and Ninth Street exit will be closed. Traffic will be detoured to the 4th Avenue exit. For real-time traffic information in the Tampa Bay area, dial 511 or visit www.511tampabay.comPermanent road closuresConstruction of the new Wildwood Park Sports complex addition tentatively is scheduled to begin Aug. 1 and be completed by Oct. 31. Three St. Petersburg roadways will permanently close:- Irving Avenue South between Yale Street South and 26th Street South will be removed.- 10th Avenue South between Yale Street South and 26th Street South will be removed.- 26th Street South from 10th Avenue South to 11th Avenue South will be removed.Access to the Juvenile Justice Complex will be from Ninth Avenue South at 26th Street South before and after construction is completed. Pedestrian access to Jennie Hall Pool will not change. After project completion there will be a new 62-space parking lot adjacent to the east side of the pool bathhouse accessible from the south by 26th Street South or the east by 11th Avenue South.The completed project will include a lighted practice football field with a vinyl-coated fence, parking for 76 cars, drainage, two-lighted tennis courts, and landscaping. A second phase will include a restroom and concession building.For more information, call 893-7250.