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About OnBoard Tampa Bay

Shaping the future of Construction Employment

OnBoard Tampa Bay is a local workforce development and community building initiative sponsored by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Tampa Bay (District 7). The mission is To build a large, continuous pipeline of local labor to support upcoming roadway and bridge construction projects and promote economic opportunity throughout Tampa Bay.

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FDOT Tampa Bay

THE APPROACH
Recruitment, Readiness, Placement, Training, Retention & Small Business

Industry Insights

Aerial view of a large highway interchange under construction

FDOT District 7

has over $6 Billion in construction projects, including over $4 Billion in Tampa’s urban core.

Aerial view of a highway under construction.

AVERAGE ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS

$2.65 Billion in Construction Projects Equals 4,100 jobs per year (includes over 2,600 in direct construction and 1,500 indirect support)

Aerial view of a completed I-75 project

FDOT is projected

to create over 24,000 jobs per year statewide over the next 10 years, including 2,600 per year in construction (Economic & Fiscal Impact Study 2018)

Aerial view of the Pinellas Bayway Bridge

RECRUITMENT IS ESSENTIAL!

FOR EVERY 1 WORKER WHO ENTERS THE CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE 5 WORKERS RETIRE

Our Contact Details

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Opening Hours

Monday – Friday
Saturday – Sunday

Observed Holidays:

  • New Year’s Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Friday after Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Day

Note: If the actual holiday falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed as a holiday. When a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is observed as a holiday.

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