Transportation

The Florida Department of Transportation has rejected plans to light bridges in St. Petersburg and Sarasota in honor of Pride Month, but went back on a similar denial in Jacksonville.

On June 15, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet are scheduled to review an administrative law judge's March 2020 ruling that found the Dolphin Expressway violated Miami-Dade's comprehensive plan. Cabinet aides will meet on the matter Wednesday.

With such a strong demand for air travel, expect to see airlines release more flights in the coming year.

Several items in the budget did not make it past Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk, including $1.5 million in funding for the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority.

This year’s budget is shored up by nearly $7 billion in federal aid and touts bonuses for teachers, principals and first responders.

The final product of a year and a half of community engagement and feedback is a series of initiatives aimed at addressing issues Tampa residents face, from poverty to climate change.

SunPass Portable and SunPass Mini will continue to be the state’s recognized brand and accepted in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina.

As part of the new construction of the Howard Frankland Bridge, the community can vote on which aesthetic feature they would like to see along the pedestrian paths.

Hillsborough County must refund more than half a billion dollars collected from a sales tax ruled unconstitutional.

The CDC released a letter that outlines guidance, along with a potential restart date for cruises departing from U.S ports this summer.

A Senate bill that would have disbanded TBARTA didn’t get through the Florida legislative session -- this time. Organization officials are pleased about that, and some non-recurring funding the legislature provided them.

The approved bill would eliminate the road between Collier and Polk counties while laying out a route that would weave the Suncoast Parkway north along U.S. 19 to connect with Interstate 10 in Madison County.