Our community faces a defining moment. Reeling from an economic downturn unprecedented in our time, we have within our grasp an historic opportunity to invest in our community by funding and developing a state-of-the art transit system in Hillsborough County. This system would connect our citizens to friends, family, jobs, education, health care, cultural resources, retail, restaurants and entertainment not only in Hillsborough but throughout the region. ...more

March 16, 2010

Work is scheduled to begin Sunday on Meadow Pointe Boulevard in Wesley Chapel from State Road 54 to south of Smith Road. ...more

March 6, 2010

Hillsborough County has gained a national reputation for its traffic jams and hazardous roads. ...more

March 2, 2010

The left lane of eastbound Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Armenia Avenue has just been opened, the Florida Department of Transportation said. ...more

March 1, 2010

Across the region you can almost feel the pride. It's Monday morning and all over the Tampa Bay roadways, from U.S. 19 in Pinellas County to the magic of State Road 60 as it converges with every other road around the airport on out to Clearwater or Town 'N Country to people on their way in from New Tampa on Bruce B. Downs, there is the warmth and satisfaction of knowing we are No. 1 in America. ...more

February 22, 2010

Bus commuters who live close to two new routes ready to roll in April won't have to wait on the side of the road for their ride. ...more

February 20, 2010

It will be a smoother ride for Avon Park commuters when segments of roadways in Avon Park will be repaired in January. ...more

December 31, 2009

Commuters returning from the holiday break Monday will find one southbound lane of Franklin Street closed for streetcar line construction. ...more

December 24, 2009

The Florida Legislature, with the support of most Tampa Bay area lawmakers, has made it possible for the state to build a modern rail transit system. Good job. ...more

December 10, 2009

The Florida Department of Transportation has yet another change for commuters wending through the ever-shifting maze of roadwork around Tampa International Airport. The agency says the latest alterations to the complex traffic patterns are among the final changes. ...more

December 9, 2009