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Palmetto, FL · Traffic & Transit
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Major Sarasota road reopens after vehicle strikes cyclist
Update: All lanes of Fruitville Road reopened by 9 a.m. Saturday. Sarasota police said drivers should expect delays as traffic resumes. A stretch of eastbound Fruitville Road in Sarasota was closed Saturday morning as police investigated a crash involving a vehicle and a cyclist. The Sarasota Police Department said shortly after 7:20 a.m. that eastbound Fruitville Road was closed from North Lockwood Ridge Road to Tuttle Avenue. The crash occurred near Fruitville Road and Brink Avenue. Police said a vehicle struck a cyclist and that one man was taken to a hospital. Police did not immediately release the man's condition or provide additional details about the crash. Photos posted by the Police Department show a bicycle on the roadway near a pickup truck as police vehicles block lanes of Fruitville Road. Police urged drivers to watch for officers in the area and expect traffic delays until the scene is cleared. Additional details about the circumstances of the crash were not included in the alert. Florida’s 2026 crash statistics The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reports there were 291,970 crashes in Florida through Oct. 29, 2026, including 2,039 fatalities. The department’s Florida Crash Dashboard also reported 187,622 injuries,
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Uber, Lyft rides from Tampa airport could soon cost 30% more
Passengers leaving Tampa International Airport in an Uber or Lyft could soon face higher fares under proposed agreements that would increase the airport’s rideshare pickup fee by 30%, from $5 to $6.50 per trip, beginning Dec. 1. The additional $1.50 would be charged to the rideshare companies for each...
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Take A Scenic Ride Through Florida On A Beautiful Vintage Streetcar Without Spending A Dime
A bright yellow streetcar with wooden flip-over benches rolls past cruise ships, and the ride costs exactly nothing. No ticket, no tap card, no fare box. You just climb aboard and sit down. The cars look like they belong in the 1920s. Those rivets on the outside are purely for...
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Southbound I-275 from Floribraska Avenue to I-4 Interchange Closing Sunday Night
Tampa, FL – All motorists traveling southbound on I-275 must detour off the interstate using Floribraska Avenue (Exit 46A) from 10 p.m. Sunday, November 1, to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, weather permitting. During this detour, southbound motorists will exit I-275 using Exit 46A, turn right onto Floribraska Avenue,...