Pasco County Road Closure Rescheduled

Paso County road closure rescheduled. It had been delayed due to the weather. Now we know when the Pasco County road closure of State Road 56 over I-75 will be.

As it turns out, rain-delayed this project, but a new date has been announced by the Florida Department of Transportation. This part of the project has been scheduled for the weekend of April 30th.

If you’re ready for the road closure and can plan around it, you’ll save yourself a great deal of drivers’ frustration. Beginning Saturday, April 30 at 11 p.m., State Road 56 will be closed over I-75. Anyone needing to get across that overpass will need to find another way, such as taking State Road 54.

In order to change the configuration of the transitions from I-75 to State Road 56 (in other words, the ramps), the project needs the road to be closed. It’s only for a couple of days, so don’t let it get your blood pressure raised too much. The road is supposed to re-open late Sunday afternoon, depending on the weather.

Eastbound State Road 56 drivers will be able to turn south onto I-75. Drivers going north on I-75 will be allowed to exit to the east onto State Road 56.

The result of this project will be what is called a diverging diamond. It will help to eliminate “contact points” between opposing lanes of traffic. Here’s the statement from the Florida Department of Transportation with a full explanation of the road closures and detours.

This video below was from the original closure dates, but it shows how the new configuration will appear.

[Source: ABC Action News]

A travel blogger explains why you shouldn't move to Tampa.

Travel bloggers are fun. They don’t really know much about an area but seem to be very opinionated anyway. Case in point, this blog that goes by 601 Travels. They have just over 22 thousand subscribers and apparently they must have visited Tampa in 2021. So they made a list of 10 reasons you should not move to Tampa, Florida. Judging by the overwhelming flow of people migrating to the area, I’m guessing not many people have seen this video. So I’m gonna share it. Not because I agree with everything they say, but because I’d love it if less people moved here. I’ve been here 32 years and absolutely love it here. But we are closed.

Last weekend I went to Publix and was aghast at how many retirees were buying full carts of groceries. Snowbird season is supposed to end at Easter but these people didn’t look like they were planning to move back up north for the summer. More people are staying year round, and more people are moving here.

So if you’re one of the many, many, many people looking to move to the Tampa Bay area, here’s a video of why you shouldn’t.

If you can’t listen, here’s her top 10:

Yea, you can get stuck in traffic, but at least you are not driving in the snow. If you know, you know.

Name a place where you aren't susceptible to mother nature's fury.

HOAs can be good and bad. But there are plenty of places you can live that don't have a governing body who tell you to cut your grass.

The video blogger says all the sports teams "suck". This video was posted in October of 2021. They must have missed the Lightning winning the Stanley Cup in September of 2020 and the Bucs winning a Super Bowl with Tom Brady in February of 2021 in their home Stadium (Raymond James Stadium) . Champa Bay Championship Boat Parades are a thing of legend now.

Compared to Miami? Really?

Would you rather be hot or cold for most of the year.

They mention shopping at the "Piggly Wiggly". We have Publix and their tagline is "Where Shopping is a Pleasure." Any city has mean people.

We’re full of old people. Ok, I can’t really dispute that one.  But the seniors here don’t drive old Buicks down Dale Mabry, they drive BMWs.

She claims there are a lot of rock yards. Yes, some do, but we have plenty of parks and beaches where you can hang out in nature.

It's expensive because people want to live here. Taxes and insurance can be high, but remember there is no state income tax.   

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