Florida Department of Transportation

Commissioners will ask the Florida Department of Transportation saying to remove three of the routes recommended for expanding the turnpike from where it now ends at Interstate 75 in Wildwood.

One resident said the Florida Department of Transportation is "making a billion dollars" off the purchase of land in the community, "and they don’t give us chump change.”

Included in the budget is $35 million for a "Sports Training and Youth Tournament Complex" that potentially could be used to bring the Rays to Pasco County for spring training.

From downtown highways to high traveled interchanges, drivers in the greater Tampa Bay region can expect to see frequent construction projects as the area continues to grow.

The 13-mile stretch opened on Monday. It will also include an extension of the Suncoast Trail.

Drivers slowing down to look at nearby boaters are causing two-mile backups and frequent collisions, Florida Keys officials say. They want to create a "visual barrier" to block the view.

Four separate proposals would extend the Florida Turnpike through rural land in Citrus, Levy, Marion and Sumter counties.

Florida ranks in the bottom 10 of all states in six categories including traffic fatality rates, but gets high points for the condition of its bridges and pavement

The road will provide an alternative route to taking I-75 near "one of the most dangerous and deadly stretches of highway in the country.”

Monroe County Commissioner David Rice discusses plans to make the road safer.

Construction on Interstate 75 and State Road 56 in Pasco County paused earlier this summer.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced upgrades to three major road projects in the greater Tampa Bay region, saying the plans will ease traffic across the area and boost the local economy.