Suncoast Parkway

It's the first step in a three-part construction project to allow drivers to bypass a crowded section of U.S. 19 in Crystal River.

A proposed extension of Rangeland Boulevard west of the highway has aroused the ire of many people living along Bexley Village Drive on the east side. A public hearing will be held Thursday.

It will provide a more direct route connecting Citrus, Hernando, Pasco and Hillsborough counties.

When completed, it will connect motorists from the Veteran's Parkway in Tampa to Crystal River without a stoplight.

During a Tuesday county commission meeting, officials discussed pushing the state to look at traffic issues in the region caused by the Suncoast Parkway.

The Orange Belt Trail would run from the Trinity area in the south, north toward the Trilby region near Hernando County.

The tolls were suspended on Sept. 26 ahead of Hurricane Ian making landfall.

It includes the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Suncoast Parkway, and Veterans Expressway.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will present a proposal during next year's legislative session that would provide a 50% discount on all tolls throughout the state for one year.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the program will apply to motorists who use SunPass on roads owned by the Florida Department of Transportation.

The 13-mile stretch opened on Monday. It will also include an extension of the Suncoast Trail.

The state Department of Transportation held a "kick-off" public meeting on plans to extend the Florida Turnpike north.