Tampa, FL Traffic

What’s with all the detours in downtown Tampa? Here’s why all the roads are closed around the Tampa Convention Center. The city of Tampa is letting everyone know that U.S. Special Operations Command will host a capabilities demonstration on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 from 1:30PM to 2:30PM at the Tampa Convention Center. In order to do this, traffic around the Tampa Convention Center needs to be interrupted. Here are the road closures:

TAMPA, Fla. - A new national report found deadly traffic crashes reached a 16-year high nationwide, and Tampa city officials are working on a way to reverse the trend locally. According to the new traffic fatality report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Tuesday, the nation’s roads saw a spike in 2020, but 2021 was worse. The number of people dying in crashes last year went up more than 10% from 2020, and it surprised traffic safety advocates.

U.S. News ranked Tampa Bay as the #15 spot for the fastest-growing places in the U.S. for 2022-2023. The neighboring areas of Sarasota and Fort Myers took the #3 and #4 spots. Interestingly enough, Lakeland, Fl took the #2 spot on the list and Ocala, FL, Port St. Lucie, FL, Daytona Beach, FL, and Naples, FL, took spots 6-9 on the list. Melbourne, FL ranked #12, Jacksonville, FL ranked #14, and Orlando completed the list coming in at #25.

A woman reversed her grey Kia Optima into Beauty Cafe Gulfport at 2820 Beach Blvd. S. on Tuesday, May 17 a few minutes before 11 a.m., during the city’s annual Gulfport Tuesday Fresh Market. “She was backing into a parking spot and claims her foot or shoe got stuck...

Voters in Florida’s fourth most populous county will head to the ballot this fall to again decide on a transportation tax. In fall 2018, voters in Hillsborough County approved a question to raise the local sales tax by 1 cent for better roads, bridges and other improvements. The tax later was overturned by the Florida Supreme Court.

TAMPA, Fla. – Beginning at 9 am today, the westbound lane on Commerce Street will be closed between Germer Street

A shortage of school bus drivers has been a topic of concern for many school districts across the Tampa Bay area for years. Hillsborough County Schools hopes it can fill that void during two hiring events this week.

TAMPA, Fla. - Like many other school districts around the country, Hillsborough County is facing staffing shortages – bus drivers especially. Because of this, the county is trying to fill 150 vacancies through two job fairs. Both are held at 2920 North 40th Street in Tampa. Wednesday, May 18,...

The national average price of regular gasoline broke its record high yet again on Monday, reaching $4.48 per gallon, according to data from AAA. Except for Georgia, Kansas, and Oklahoma, every state now has average gas prices above $4.00 per gallon.

Go Pasco — Pasco County’s public bus service — is planning to use technology to enable riders to get up-to-date information to track buses in real time. The department is going through the purchasing process and will be bringing the proposed contract back for approval, James Flaherty, interim public transportation director with Go Pasco, told members of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) at its May 12 meeting.

Last summer, the auto insurance site Quote Wizard placed Tampa at #4 on their list of the worst areas in the country for traffic crashes. Now, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay has found the 30 worst intersections in the Tampa Bay area using data from FDOT from 2015-2019. Below you will...

TAMPA, Fla. – Beginning at 9 am today, all travel lanes on North Rome Avenue will be closed between West

CLEVELAND — It was an emotional moment as a Cleveland icon departed Northeast Ohio for its new home in Clearwater, Florida. 3News was there Tuesday morning as the fleet of Lolly the Trolley vehicles left Cleveland forever. "Goodbye. I just hope they're happy," owner Sherill Witt said with tears...

ST. PETE BEACH — Commissioners have updated the city’s parking fine ordinance, with changes designed to help parking agents fine more violators — sometimes more than once. When it comes to some parking infractions, violators can be fined every two hours. During a May 5 meeting, Community...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — All residential streets are not the same when it comes to speed limits. Resident concerned about speed limit in the area along 13th Avenue N. between 49th Street N. and 58th Avenue N. The speed limit at 13th Avenue N. is 25 mph east of...

TAMPA, Fla. — New records are being set again in Florida and not in a good way. The state average price for gasoline reached a new record high of $4.49 per gallon on Sunday. This beats the previous record of $4.38 per gallon set back in March soon after Russia invaded Ukraine.

TAMPA, Fla — Whether you’re new to the Tampa Bay area or a longtime resident, local leaders are finding more people are taking advantage of alternative transit options. Things like the Cross Bay Ferry or the Streetcar are breaking records for ridership. Last year, 53,544 passengers rode the...

  TAMPA, Fla. – Beginning at 9 am today, the northbound lane on N Boulevard will be closed between W