Division of Administration, State Department of Transportation v. Baredian

MANN, Chief Judge.

Baredian operates a bar on Gandy Boulevard just west of Interstate 75 in St. Petersburg. The Department of Transportation left the street in front of the bar exactly as it was but built a four-lane limited access highway immediately to the north, terminating the old street a short distance east of Baredian’s bar and providing for access to the former thoroughfare by a single entrance a considerable distance west of Baredian’s property. It is clearly much less convenient to reach the property now than it was before. The trial court relied on Stubbs v. State of Florida…