Belleair Beach
Belleair Beach, FL · Traffic & Transit
The Ledger
Highway route bisects land family has occupied since 1940s | Exclusive
(This article was revised to add a missing word.) The planned route of the Central Polk Parkway East confirmed Sharon Garrett’s worst fears. “It’s going to go up through the middle” of her family’s property east of Haines City, Garrett said. “It goes about 20 feet in front of my front door.” Since Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise revived long-dormant plans to build the toll road in 2024 , Garrett has been pleading with state officials to route the highway away from the property that her family has owned since the 1940s. She has written twice to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, she said. The agency revealed four potential corridors in 2025, eventually narrowing the choices to two. When the Turnpike Enterprise announced in December that it had selected Corridor F , Garrett realized with alarm that the route would cross through her family’s property along Carl Boozer Road. The agency released the first detailed maps of the road alignment in virtual and public meetings starting Aug. 24. The maps confirmed that the planned highway would bisect Garrett’s property. Garrett, 74, choked up several times as she discussed the state’s plans during a phone interview. She said she attended an open house in
WFLA
Tampa residents can now schedule a ride with Waymo
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Tampa residents can now schedule a ride through parts of the city with Waymo. Tampa is among two other cities beginning service today: Denver and San Diego. According to Waymo, they will begin serving nearly 50 square miles of Tampa, spanning from Hyde Park to Northwest Park and Temple Crest, and from […]
wesleychapelcommunity.com
FDOT Begins $19.8 Million Repaving of SR 56, Bruce B. Downs Through Wesley Chapel
Construction crews are now milling and repaving 7.3 miles of two of Wesley Chapel's busiest roads, and drivers should expect nightly lane closures through Labor Day week and periodically for the next year. The Florida Department of Transportation confirmed the $19.8 million project started August 24, covering SR 56 from just west of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard to Meadow Pointe Boulevard, and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard/CR 581 from SR 56 south to just past CR 54/Wesley Chapel Boulevard.
hoodline.com
St. Pete School Bus With 27 Students Crashes, Shuts Down 9th Avenue North
A St. Petersburg High School bus carrying 27 students and two adults collided with another vehicle Tuesday afternoon, prompting police to shut down all lanes of 9th Avenue North between MLK Street and Jackson Street while crews cleared the scene. Officials say those involved suffered only minor injuries, and no one required hospital transport.
fox13news.com
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay History Center’s conversation about transit is already sold-out
Elected officials in the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County can really boogie when it comes to finding ways to give taxpayer money to billionaire baseball team owners—but they seem to have trouble bringing that same energy to the Bay area’s transportation puzzle. Was it always this way? On his Tampa Bay Developer podcast, Garrett […] The post Tampa Bay History Center’s conversation about transit is already sold-out appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .
Bay News 9
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority votes to increase fares, cut one route
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority voted to increase fares, and to cut one route while considering cutting another. The authority voted to cut the Snapper route in Safety Harbor, which provided on-demand services to the Countryside Mall. It considered cutting the Grouper Airport Shuttle but...