Forward Pinellas adopts a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) annually to ensure that the county is eligible to receive state and federal funding for transportation projects. Projects in the TIP include new construction, reconstruction, capital purchases, and maintenance work associated with roads, sidewalks, trails, transit services, airports, and the port, and the Transportation Disadvantaged Program.
Existing, completed, and new priorities of the 2024-2025 TIP are listed below.
Completed Projects
- SunRunner Transit
- Flamingo Fares
- Harn Overpass at US-19
- Gateway Expressway
- Alt 19 Roundabout at Florida Ave
- Pinellas Trail Loop – North Gap
Ongoing Projects
Howard Frankland Bridge Replacement
The new bridge will consist of eight lanes with four general use lanes, four express lanes, and a separated bicycle/pedestrian pathway.
US-19 at Curlew Road
Modification of the existing six-lane divided highway to a six-lane controlled access roadway with one-way frontage roads in both directions parallel to US 19. New interchanges will be added north of Boy Scout Road and at SR 586 (Curlew Road) to improve traffic flow.
Projects Coming Soon
Courtney Campbell Causeway Overpass
Bicycle/pedestrian overpass connecting the CCC trail with Bayshore.
Skinner Boulevard
Repurposing of the roadway space to provide wide sidewalks, on street parking, roundabouts, reduced lane widths and enhanced crossings.
St. Petersburg Drive Complete Streets
Reconstruction of the roadway to provide sidewalks, bike lanes and safety improvements to intersections.
Rosery Road Complete Streets
Reconstruction of the roadway to improve bicycle and pedestrian connections to the Pinellas Trail and Eagle Lake Park.
Downtown Clearwater Intermodal Transit Center
New transit station for cyclists, pedestrians and transit riders to connect to multiple transit routes within the PSTA system and the Pinellas Trail Loop.
I-275 Express Lanes from 38th Ave N to 4th St N
Addition of 2 tolled express lanes in each direction, connecting the Howard Frankland Bridge down to 38th Ave N.
Alt 19 @ Curlew/Causeway Intersection Modification
Safety and operational improvements to the intersection that will incorporate changes to signal timing and an improved crossing for the Pinellas Trail Loop.
Pinellas Trail Crossing at SR 60/Old Coachman
At-grade intersection treatments to improve the safety and operations of the Pinellas Trail Loop crossing.
Learn more about the TIP at: https://forwardpinellas.org/programs/transportation-improvement-program/
For questions, please contact Chelsea Favero at cfavero@forwardpinellas.org or 727-464-5644.
