Transportation

The bill calls for the maximum speed on interstate highways and Florida’s Turnpike to be increased from 70 mph to 75 mph.

Listen: Tampa’s streetcar will stay fare-free through September after the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency voted to fund it earlier this month, but council members say this is only a temporary solution.  The TECO line streetcar...

The new southbound span of the Howard Frankland Bridge along I-275 South is finally open for drivers between Tampa and St. Petersburg.

Then-Gov. Rick Scott in 2014 vetoed a similar proposal about speed limits, pointing to concerns raised by law-enforcement officers.

Listen: UPDATE: Republican Senator Joe Gruters dropped this proposal to rename Tamiami Trail.  A bill filed in the legislature would change the name of an iconic road with a nearly 100-year history. One historian says...

Listen: West Tampa’s historic Main Street is getting a facelift.  Improvements are coming for a once-bustling corridor now considered one of the most dangerous for drivers.  The $300,000 project, funded by the West Tampa Community...

Listen: Hillsborough County bus riders may see some upgrades coming to stops this year- officials announced new technology plans for transit riders Thursday. City leaders gathered in East Tampa to cut the ribbon on a...

Listen: The Hillsborough Transit Authority’s most popular route is now fare-free. The route operates between the University area and downtown Tampa.  The service, launched on Sunday, serves nearly 3,000 daily customers according to the Hillsborough...

Chronister withdraws as Trump’s pick to head the DEA President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Hillsborough County Sheriff, Chad Chronister, withdrew his name from consideration last night according to AP....

Listen: Florida is one of 21 states that don’t require an emissions test to register a vehicle or renew an existing registration, and one group says that’s a problem. In 2000, former Florida Governor Jeb...

Listen: This Thanksgiving season, AAA auto club expects a record number of Floridians to hit the roads.  At the AAA car care center in Tampa, workers inspect and repair cars before holiday travel begins.  Facility...

Damages and recovery efforts are still present in the community. Climate Change groups attack DeSantis to do more about the issue.