Big Bend Road Design-Build

Connecting Communities One Lane at a Time

Gibsonton, Florida

The newly renovated Big Bend Road at I-75 Interchange limits traffic congestion at the busy intersection. Image courtesy of DRMP.

The project adds bike lanes to help with safe passage for bicyclists.

Pedestrian walkways and tunnels pave the way for foot traffic.

Three new bridges were added as part of the design-build project.

Big Bend Road in Gibsonton, Florida, is known for its complex interchanges, which cross in both horizontal and vertical curves. These complexities, in conjunction with the road’s prime location, often create extreme traffic delays.

As part of a design-build team with Skanska, we designed a new traffic flow where Big Bend Road meets I-75. Improvements included the widening of Big Bend Road to a six-lane roadway, new interchange ramp connections with I-75, and a new roundabout at the realigned intersection. We also replaced two bridges and added bike lanes, three new bridges, Hillsborough County municipal utilities, a pedestrian tunnel, retaining walls, stormwater management facilities, and wetland mitigation and floodplain compensation sites.

6

lanes of roadway

3

stormwater ponds

2

floodplain compensation sites

Our services included drainage, environmental and species surveys, erosion control, geotechnical investigations, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), lighting, roadway, structures, signalization, signing and pavement markings, utility coordination and design, and permitting, including for gopher tortoise avoidance and coordination for listed golden aster plant species.

Owner

Florida Department of Transportation: District 1

Client

Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc.

Awards

Best in Construction Award, Interchange Category

Florida Transportation Builders Association (FTBA)

Cost

$91.9 million

Services

Engineering
Environmental
Planning, Consulting and Advisory

Markets

Transportation

Regions

Southeast