Last summer's spike in aviation fuel prices led to the highest average U.S. air fare in 13 years at $362 during the third quarter of 2008, a federal report states. ...more

January 30, 2009

The project connecting Interstate 4 to the Selmon Crosstown Expressway is running out of gas. ...more

January 28, 2009

All lanes are open again on the southbound 56th Street Bridge after officials last week closed the structure to make emergency repairs. ...more

January 28, 2009

TEMPLE TERRACE - The Florida Department of Transportation plans to reopen the southbound lanes on the 56th Street bridge tonight, authorities said. ...more

January 27, 2009

Florida DOT is contributing $627,000 and the rest is county money. ...more

January 26, 2009

Repairs are expected to begin today on the southbound lanes of the 56th Street bridge, which has been closed since Thursday after workers replacing a handrail noticed the road and four of the bridge's beams had separated by an inch or two. ...more

January 26, 2009

The southbound 56th Street Bridge in East Tampa could be shut down for days while inspectors determine the severity of problems discovered this morning by a maintenance crew. ...more

January 22, 2009

Project comes in at half the cost. ...more

January 19, 2009

The Zephyrhills Airport Authority is hiring an outside auditor to determine whether a Tampa engineering firm filed fraudulent bills for a $2.8 million hangar project in east Pasco County. ...more

January 17, 2009

Bay area visitors and other travelers soon will have a direct route to Pinellas County from Tampa International Airport. ...more

January 15, 2009