State and city officials hope an expansive roadway project will reduce the frequency and severity of traffic crashes and improve the quality of life along 5th Avenue North in St. Petersburg.
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) held a virtual public meeting in December to discuss repaving and “urban corridor improvements” along a five-mile stretch of Alternate U.S. 19 (5th Ave.). The project will close medians to vehicular traffic at four intersections and add new pedestrian crosswalks.
An FDOT crash analysis found 1,184 crashes with 38 incapacitating injuries and six fatalities on the 5th Avenue corridor between Dr. Martin Luther King St. and Tyrone Boulevard between 2014 and 2018. The city has also undergone exponential growth in recent years. Read more.
