Tampa transportation officials held a public meeting Thursday night to update homeowners about proposed road enhancements along Bayshore Boulevard.

The proposed improvements would be additional safety measures for pedestrians and bikers on Bayshore.

Removal of faded striping between Rome Avenue and Platt Street, and install new striping with black contrast in the skip lines, bike message/message stripping

Reduce width of travel lanes from current widths to 10 foot

Adding a 2-foot buffer to the existing bicycle lanes

Installing Rapid Reflective Flashing Beacon crosswalks at three locations:

(1) S Dakota Avenue

(2) S. Delaware Avenue

(3) midway between S. Brevard Avenue and W. Swann Avenue

(1) S Dakota Avenue (2) S. Delaware Avenue (3) midway between S. Brevard Avenue and W. Swann Avenue Reducing the posted speed limit from 40 mph to 35 mph

Construction on the Bayshore enhancement project is expected to begin later this year.