HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla — Starting Thursday afternoon, the Selmon Expressway Reversible Express Lanes (REL) will begin operating its holiday schedule, according to the Tampa Hillsborough County Expressway Authority (THEA).
Starting at 1 p.m., Dec. 22, the Selmon REL will be open eastbound from the downtown area toward Brandon and will remain open toward Brandon until 6 a.m. on Dec. 27.
After that time, normal hours of operations will resume and all traffic will be reversed to the westbound direction from Brandon to the downtown area.
Then at 1 p.m. on Dec. 30, the REL will be open in the eastbound direction from the downtown area toward Brandon and will stay in that configuration until 6 a.m. on Jan. 3. At that time, all traffic will be reversed in the westbound direction from Brandon to the downtown area.
According to THEA, the following are the normal REL operations:
Monday through Friday
- 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. — Westbound toward Tampa
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Split operation
- 3 p.m. to 6 a.m. — Eastbound toward Brandon
Weekends and Holidays
- Eastbound toward Brandon