Howard Frankland Bridge to temporarily close over the weekend

All Interstate 275 travel lanes on the Howard Frankland Bridge will temporarily shut down over the weekend. The full close will start Jan. 9 at 8 p.m. until noon Jan. 10. The closure is necessary for crews to remove the 4th Street North (State Road 687) bridge over I-275, according to the Florida Department of Transportation District 7 office. The work is part of the $600 million Gateway Expressway project, which will provide express connections from U.S. Highway 19 to I-275 and from the Bayside…