Traffic Congestion

“We need roads, we need transit, walking, biking, ferries ... we should be utilizing ... because there's no one solution that's going to work for every area,” said Sarah Burgoyne with the Tampa Bay Partnership.

County staff presented a combination of funding options, including an additional sales tax for residents or increased mobility taxes on new housing developments.

The tech tracks vehicles, bikers and pedestrians at intersections over various periods of time. And it can get that data to traffic engineers within minutes.

Outdated stoplights could be the reason behind traffic delays and accidents. A study by USF researchers suggests digitizing the system as a possible fix.

This new version of the bridge is expected to have a 100-year shelf life, with wider concrete barriers. It will also have a wide multi-use path for bikers and pedestrians.

West Cleveland Street is on the city's High Injury Network, which are roadways that have had the most crashes in recent years.

They gathered to discuss current projects along I-4 and support a passenger line between Tampa and Orlando along the interstate.

It may feel like the county's roadways are always jammed. These two engineer associates are tasked with clearing up some of the congestion that crashes and closures create in real time.

The Gateway Expressway, which will connect U.S. 19, I-275 and the Bayside Bridge in Pinellas County with two new elevated toll roads, was expected to be completed by February.

Hillsborough County did receive some federal funding that it’s using for safety enhancements and large-scale roadway projects, but it isn’t nearly enough to provide the relief necessary to keep up with the list of projects that need to be completed.

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.

Florida ranks in the bottom 10 of all states in six categories including traffic fatality rates, but gets high points for the condition of its bridges and pavement