The exit ramp connecting Selmon Expressway to Amalie Arena is scheduled for demolition.

Downtown Tampa is edging closer to a significant road network revamp aimed at enhancing pedestrian safety and facilitating access to Amalie Arena and Water Street Tampa.

The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) has fine-tuned plans to upgrade the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway and the surrounding surface roads in the Water Street and Channel districts. As the downtown area expands, the surrounding neighborhoods continue to face connectivity challenges, causing confusion for convention attendees, cruise passengers, hockey enthusiasts, and concert attendees who drive in for events.