Beginning today, several thousand more drivers each day will be impacted by a new traffic pattern on Memorial Highway (State Road 60) southwest of Tampa International Airport. On Aug. 19, a switch affected traffic coming in either direction from Interstate 275 and Kennedy Boulevard. Now, that switch also will affect drivers coming from the airport's George Bean Parkway or westbound Spruce Street. ...more

August 31, 2009

Roads were closed for five hours Thursday in Hendry County as hazmat crews cleaned up manganese nitrate and iron nitrate that fell from a Lake Placid truck driver's rig. ...more

August 28, 2009

With Hillsborough and Pinellas counties reporting pedestrian fatality rates higher than the national average, the Florida Department of Transportation today is launching a "Stop and Look" campaign for drivers and pedestrians. "The Stop and Look safety campaign will encourage pedestrians to be predictable to motorists and for motorists to drive alert and share the road," department District 7 Secretary of Transportation Don Skelton said in a news release. ...more

August 20, 2009

Maybe it was all the new signs. Maybe it was the barrage of warnings from the Department of Transportation and the media. Whatever the case, Tampa Bay area motorists seemed to deal with the newly realigned Memorial Highway with barely a brake light or traffic jam on Wednesday. The morning drive time seemed unaffected, and even the 5 p.m. traffic crunch appeared no worse than usual. The changes were instituted Wednesday morning and most affected drivers getting off Memorial Highway onto the Courtney Campbell Causeway. ...more

August 20, 2009

Road improvements on Fort Dade Avenue, from Main Street to U.S. 41, will take place Monday and Tuesday evening. ...more

August 8, 2009

Road improvements on Fort Dade Avenue, from Main Street to U.S. 41, will take place Monday and Tuesday evening. ...more

August 7, 2009

Public transit ridership fell 6 percent in June to 974,054 passengers compared with a year ago, a Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority report states. ...more

August 6, 2009

I commend code enforcement for removing the roadside signs ("Signs of Clutter," July 29). They are an eyesore and can be very distracting to motorists. ...more

July 30, 2009

Hillsborough County is sending a message about roadside advertising: If it's illegal, it will be gone. ...more

July 29, 2009

Hillsborough County is sending a message about roadside advertising: If it's illegal, it will be gone. The effort involves members of the Hillsborough County Code Enforcement Office, along with code enforcement officers from Tampa, Plant City and Temple Terrace. ...more

July 28, 2009