Construction firm wins $81.7M road reconstruction contract

Skanska will spearhead a makeover of the Big Bend Road/I-75 interchange in southern Hillsborough County.

By Business Observer Staff
| 1:06 p.m. September 24, 2021
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Courtesy. A rendering of how the Big Bend Road/I-75 interchange will look after $81.7 million in improvements are completed in summer 2024.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

TAMPA — The Florida Department of Transportation has chosen Skanska, a global construction and development firm, to lead the reconstruction of Big Bend Road/Interstate 75 interchange in southern Hillsborough County — a project valued at $81.7 million.

Work began at the site in August and is slated for completion by the end of summer 2024, according to a news release. Designed by Dewberry, the project aims to improve traffic flow and reduce delays at the busy interchange by widening Big Bend Road from a four-lane rural roadway to a six-lane urban highway. The junction’s interstate ramps will also be reconfigured.