transportation infrastructure

The Hillsborough County Commission voted in favor of a 1% transportation surtax ordinance that will be drafted by the county attorney’s office and potentially land on the November ballot.

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 largest chunks of money could go toward electric vehicle charging stations and an expansion of Amtrak services.

The report warns of serious risk from aging dams and levees, many of which are more than 50 years old.

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

The infrastructure deal passed by the U.S. Senate includes funding for transit, bridges and road extensions across the greater Tampa Bay region.

Florida received about $35 million to advance transportation projects, $3.3 million of which went to St. Petersburg’s SunRunner Rapid Transit Bus.

Transportation planners in Hillsborough County laid out how they would spend money from a proposed one cent sales tax increase on Thursday, with little…