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Airport Exit Ramps Open To Traffic

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 22, 2007

TAMPA - One day after rain delayed their opening, two new ramps for traffic exiting Tampa International Airport on George Bean Parkway opened to traffic Saturday.

The first ramp exits to westbound State Road 60 and is the preferred ramp to use to access the Veterans Expressway and roadways north of the Courtney Campbell Parkway. The existing ramp to westbound State Road 60 will remain open for motorists heading to the Courtney Campbell toward Clearwater.

The second ramp includes the new flyover bridge that crosses over all lanes of S.R. 60. Motorists exiting TIA heading to eastbound S.R. 60 and Interstate 275 will use the new ramp, which has a 2,096-foot-long bridge and is 75 feet at its highest point.

After crossing S.R. 60, drivers will enter a loop ramp that will cross under the bridge and put them on a temporary ramp onto eastbound S.R. 60 toward I-275 and Kennedy Boulevard.

A connection from the flyover ramp to the west end of Cypress Street also opened, allowing traffic exiting TIA to access that section of the Westshore area.

The ramps were set to open Friday morning, but a storm delayed those plans.

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