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Relief for South Tampa commuters as West Shore Boulevard reopens to traffic

 
Published June 24, 2016

TAMPA — Commuters who have had to go out of their way to navigate through South Tampa the last month will find some welcome relief today.

S West Shore Boulevard, which has been closed since May 11 for construction work, reopened this morning.

That's three weeks ahead of schedule.

The roadway had been blocked from W Bay Way Drive to Beachway Drive while crews . repaired the eroded banks of the Watrous Canal and placed a culvert near W Bay Way Drive to improve the flow of stormwater.

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