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Wauchula, FL · Traffic & Transit
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Tampa Traffic Alert: Water Main Repairs Shut Down East Yukon Street Lane Through Thursday
TAMPA, Fla. — Drivers traveling along East Yukon Street should plan for daytime delays this week as municipal utility work gets underway. The eastbound lane of East Yukon Street between North Branch Avenue and North Seminole Avenue closed at 9 a.m. Monday, according to an advisory from the Tampa Water Department. The closure allows city utility crews to perform scheduled maintenance on the local water distribution system.
Tampa Bay 28
School bus seatbelts
Tampa Bay Times
New bus route from St. Pete to TPA starts Sunday. What to know — for now
AJ Ortiz pressed the brake as he pulled up next to another bus in downtown St. Petersburg. “Usually in a tight space, you close one eye and hold your breath,” Ortiz quipped. He stopped and pointed out a pole on the sidewalk. It showed some bus routes, but a new circular sign read, “727 Airport Express.”
10 Tampa Bay
Trolley hits electric equipment near downtown Clearwater
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Tampa Traffic Alert: Broken Water Pipe Shuts Down Stretch Of South MacDill Avenue Through Monday
TAMPA, Fla. — A broken water main has forced the complete shutdown of South MacDill Avenue between West Cherokee Avenue and West Price Avenue. Crews from the Tampa Water Department closed all lanes on Saturday to begin emergency repair work on the damaged pipe. City workers have put up detour signs and barricades to steer drivers around the work zone, and officials are urging anyone traveling nearby to slow down and stay alert.
Bay News 9
PSTA's express route to Tampa International Airport set to debut
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority’s service between downtown and Tampa International Airport is set to start Sunday. The 727 Airport Express will provide premium, limited-stop express bus service between downtown St. Petersburg and Tampa International Airport, via Interstate 275 and the Howard Frankland Bridge express lanes.
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Overnight Closures Hit Bruce B. Downs Boulevard This Week as $19.8M Repaving Continues
Drivers on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard will hit nightly lane closures through Thursday as the Florida Department of Transportation keeps grinding through its $19.8 million resurfacing of two of Wesley Chapel's busiest roads. From 8:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 27 through Thursday, Oct. 1, crews will close lanes on Bruce B. Downs from about 1.5 miles north of State Road 56 down to Landry Lane, and shut the northbound right-turn lane approaching the SR 56 intersection. Drivers making that right turn will need to use the through lane instead.
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Brightline Bankruptcy Filing Leaves Tampa Rail Extension Wesley Chapel Hoped For in Limbo
Brightline's parent companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, Sept. 24, to restructure $5.5 billion in debt, a move that clouds the long-term outlook for a proposed Orlando-to-Tampa rail line that could eventually give Wesley Chapel commuters an alternative to the daily grind on I-75 and SR 56.
Tampa Bay Times
Tampa rideshare drivers prep for a driverless future
Whenever Rick Colbert picks up someone from Tampa International Airport, he’s ready with a list of local spots to recommend. The 55-year-old Uber driver vouches for Tori Bar north of Hyde Park for Japanese food. Barcelona Wine Bar for a good time close to Bayshore Boulevard, Maru Rooftop Nikkei for cocktails afterwards, Fat Rabbit Pub in New Tampa for a local-gem feel.