The Florida Department of Transportation has started construction on a road improvement project in Pinellas County along U.S. 19, from S.R.
580 to north of Curlew Road.
The $242.6 million project has been years in the making to improve traffic flow and safety.
Right now, the area is a six-lane divided highway.
FDOT is going to change it to a controlled access roadway and add interchanges and frontage roads.