The Pasco County development community's most famous shotgun marriage appears to be ending in a bitter divorce. ...more

August 14, 2008

State transportation officials opened bids for the long-anticipated widening of U.S. 301 last week and found them all under budget, with the lowest coming in at just less than $61 million. ...more

June 25, 2008

Bids for the long-anticipated widening of U.S. 301 through southern Riverview came in Wednesday well under the budgeted $91 million, and state transportation officials said they're optimistic the project can start construction in a few months. The lowest of 12 bids was about $61 million. The highest was $83 million. ...more

June 18, 2008

State transportation officials on Saturday will try to find out how long it takes to close part of Interstate 4 between Tampa and Orlando in the case of a hurricane. ...more

May 29, 2008

Florida Department of Transportation officials told the city more analysis is needed before the state agency will authorize the installation of old-style street lights on Tarpon and Pinellas avenues. ...more

May 24, 2008

In a just world, the defeat in the Legislature of a questionable proposal to buy a CSX track for a commuter train in the Orlando area would not hurt independent efforts in the Tampa Bay area to build its own rail project. ...more

May 11, 2008

Motorists on Causeway Boulevard should be on the lookout for lane closures as the Florida Department of Transportation and Tampa Electric Co. expect to have workers in the area. ...more

February 16, 2008

Hillsborough County officials have extended a deadline for the Ruskin Community Development Foundation to find sponsors to take over maintenance of up to nine medians in a 1.7-mile stretch of U.S. 41. ...more

February 11, 2008

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum should scrutinize the cozy relationship between state transportation officials and the railroad industry that is being given hundreds of millions of dollars in state funds. ...more

January 25, 2008

A projected decline in gas taxes is forcing the Department of Transportation to scale back its five-year roadwork program across the state. ...more

December 13, 2007