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Project Not Take It Or Leave It
Department of Transportation officials said they won't try to ram through an unpopular road project against the city's wishes. ...more
March 11, 2009
DOT Rejects Zephyrhills Plea To Keep Gall 2-Way
ZEPHYRHILLS -- The city appears to have lost its battle to keep two-way traffic on Gall Boulevard. The Florida Department of Transportation is planning a $70 million widening project, starting in 2015, but the design would convert Gall, also known as U.S. 301, into a one-way street for northbound traffic. All southbound traffic would be diverted to Sixth Street, which already is one-way. Both streets eventually would be widened to three lanes. ...more
March 3, 2009
Widening Project Likely To Slow Glacial Traffic Pace
Traffic on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard is so bad North Tampa residents reschedule appointments, leave as much as an hour early to get to work or just stay home rather than get trapped in the bumper-to-bumper, rush-hour grind. ...more
March 2, 2009
Upcoming Bruce B. Downs Widening: Pain At First, Then Relief
Traffic on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard is so bad North Tampa residents reschedule appointments, leave as much as an hour early to get to work or just stay home rather than get trapped in the bumper-to-bumper, rush-hour grind. ...more
February 27, 2009
Florida's Roads Saw Fewer Fatalities In 2008
Florida's roads were measurably safer in 2008. ...more
January 27, 2009
Road Study Is At Stake, Commissioner Warns
County Commissioner Al Higginbotham warned members of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce last week that a group of adamant Lithia residents could derail years of efforts to persuade the county to improve Lithia-Pinecrest Road. ...more
January 21, 2009
New Multi-Use Path Set For Construction This Summer
By mid to late summer, bike riders, joggers, rollerbladers and walkers will have a new multi-use trail. ...more
January 3, 2009
Administration Stalks Wildlife
The Bush administration's effort to free federal agencies from the Endangered Species Act is bad environmental policy and a waste of tax dollars. ...more
January 2, 2009
Florida Needs Stimulus Package
As federal and state governments deal with the current economic crisis, there has been a lot of talk about the next federal "stimulus" package. ...more
January 2, 2009
Thousands Of Projects Ready To Hit Road
More than 5,000 highway projects - including $980 million in the Tampa Bay area that help comprise the $7 billion dollars' worth in Florida - are ready to go, state transportation officials say, if Congress will only pony up $64.3 billion as part of an economic aid plan. ...more
December 15, 2008
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