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HART's budget is on par with cities like Bridgeport, Connecticut and Buffalo, New York that each serve roughly 1.5 million fewer people.
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Project leaders are aiming for a completion date by the end of 2024.
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Recent study showed Florida ranks third in the country for pedestrian fatalities.
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Law enforcement agencies in the Tampa Bay region are partnering together on a campaign called Target Zero. The focus is to one day have no fatalities or serious injury crashes.
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A $1.16 million grant from the Florida Department of Transportation will allow the city to update its traffic signal equipment along 15 intersections on 66th Street and Tyrone Boulevard.
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Tolls on the Sunshine Skyway, Pinellas Bayway, and Alligator Alley remained suspended during cleanup for Hurricane Ian.
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The tolls were suspended on Sept. 26 ahead of Hurricane Ian making landfall.
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Due to the rising Myakka River, I-75 is shut down in both directions from mile marker 179 (North Port / Toledo Blade Blvd) to mile marker 191 (Englewood / Jacaranda Blvd).
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Residents in surrounding counties have expressed fears of land loss and environmental damage.
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The interchange opened over the weekend in Pasco County, and is scheduled to be completed this summer.
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Drivers can expect a more normal commute through Pasco County, after the weekend, when the Diverging Diamond Interchange at I-75 and SR 56 opens and a new traffic pattern is finalized.
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There are already questions if the state has started too late and whether it can move fast enough to keep up with the rising water.