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Iris Rogers of Bradenton is overcome with emotion Wednesday while visiting a makeshift memorial at Bay to Bay Boulevard and Lois Avenue for two Plant High students killed in a motorcycle crash.
Road where Plant High students died is slated for fixes. When there’s money.
A traffic signal at Bay to Bay and Lois would cost $550,000, so temporary measures are under consideration. But there’s no money for them yet, either.
I-275 expansion work in Tampa to begin Monday
Drivers negotiate I-275 Thursday in Tampa. Work begins Monday to add new lanes to I-275 from north of the I-4 interchange to Hillsborough Avenue.
The $85.3 million project adds lanes from north of the I-4 interchange to Hillsborough Avenue.
Cross Bay Ferry sets sail between Tampa and St. Petersburg Oct. 21
Guests line up to board the Cross Bay Ferry docked at the Tampa Convention Center on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 in Tampa. The season service returns Oct. 21, 2021.
The seasonal service runs through May 22, 2022.
Tampa airport sets express curbside check-in for flyers without checked bags
This rendering shows the interior of Tampa International Airport's Blue Express Curbside check-in area, which will be open to travelers without checked bags on Nov. 16.
Tampa International Airport’s Blue Express Curbside lanes will be open for travelers by Thanksgiving.

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  1. Drive I-275? You could earn $190 to participate in USF carpool study
    Yesterday• Transportation
    An aerial view looking south on Interstate 275 towards Interstate 4 and downtown Tampa from just south of the Hillsborough Avenue exit in Tampa on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021 in Tampa.
  2. Hillsborough taps Ken Hagan to lead commission
    Nov. 22• Hillsborough
    District 2 Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan speaks during the Board of County Commissioners investiture ceremony at the Hillsborough County Center in Tampa on Tuesday, November 22, 2022.
  3. Hillsborough transit board seeks independent investigation into alleged mismanagement issues
    Nov. 21• Hillsborough
    The announcement came a week after it was revealed the agency’s fourth-highest paid staffer was simultaneously working for a Louisiana public transit agency.
  5. Man hit, killed while crossing Central Avenue in St. Petersburg
    Nov. 21• St. Petersburg
    A 67-year-old man who was hit by an SUV last week on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg has died, St. Petersburg police reported on Monday.
  6. A day of remembrance and a call to action as Pinellas traffic fatalities rise
    Nov. 21• News
    Road traffic victims, their families and safety advocates convened on World Day of Remembrance to honor and remember those who have died and been injured from traffic violence on Sunday in Treasure Island.
  7. Amid controversy, HART CEO remains “determined” to push forward
    Nov. 17• Transportation
    Passengers wait to get on a bus at the HART Transit Center in downtown Tampa on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
  8. Downtown Clearwater transit center can move ahead after Pinellas Commission vote
    Nov. 15• Pinellas
    A rendering shows the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority's proposed multimodal transit center planned for downtown Clearwater. On Tuesday, the Pinellas County Commission voted to put up to $8 million toward the project, providing the last piece of funding it needs to move forward.
  9. Frontier passenger recounts box cutter incident on flight to Tampa
    Nov. 15• News
    Frontier Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at Tampa International Airport on Monday, April 4, 2022 in Tampa. A Frontier flight from Cincinnati to Tampa was rerouted after a man was found with a box cutter on the flight.
  10. Port Tampa Bay CEO gets $250,000 bonus, salary raised above $550,000
    Nov. 15• Business
    Port Tampa Bay president and CEO Paul Anderson, shown at a March 2020 news conference alongside Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, will receive a 9% raise and $250,000 bonus, port board members decided Tuesday.
  11. Woman struck, killed trying to cross Tampa street, police say
    Nov. 15• Breaking News
    The Tampa Police Department is investigating after a driver of a vehicle struck and killed a woman trying to cross the street near the intersection of North 22nd Street and East Henry Avenue.
  12. Hillsborough transit employee also secretly worked for a New Orleans agency
    Nov. 14• Transportation
    A passenger walks toward a bus at the HART Transit Center in downtown Tampa on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. A senior employee at Hillsborough County’s transit agency was working a second full-time job for a Louisiana transit agency since April, according to public records.
  13. Why are so many car washes popping up around Tampa Bay?
    Nov. 14• Transportation
    Big Dan’s Car Wash, a Georgia-based chain launched in 2020, has 20 locations either open, under contract or under construction in this region alone.
  14. Hillsborough deputies seek driver of silver SUV in hit-and-run
    Nov. 12• Breaking News
    Deputies are seeking the driver of the circled silver SUV above, captured in surveillance footage.
  15. Election results put Hillsborough transportation in flux
    Nov. 11• Transportation
    The Cross Bay Ferry Provincetown III is shown carrying passengers headed from St. Petersburg to Tampa. A proposed expansion of ferry service to run between southern Hillsborough County and MacDill Air Force Base faces an uncertain future with the defeat of a sales tax referendum and new county commissioners elected Nov. 8. {Times (2018) ]
  16. Nicole prompted closure of Tampa airport control tower Wednesday night
    Nov. 10• Hurricane
    The air traffic control tower seen at Tampa International Airport on Friday, September 10, 2021.
  17. Hillsborough commission’s new faces bring GOP majority
    Nov. 10• Hillsborough
    Hillsborough County commissioners-elect Donna Cameron Cepeda and Joshua Wostal
  18. Avelo Airlines launches nonstop flights between Tampa and Raleigh-Durham
    Nov. 10• Business
    Planes from several airlines are pictured on the tarmac at Tampa International Airport, Monday, April 4, 2022 in Tampa.
  19. Hillsborough transportation agency ponders uncertain financial future
    Nov. 9• Transportation
    A passenger walks toward a bus at the HART Transit Center in downtown Tampa in July. Hillsborough County had asked voters if they would approve a 1% sales tax over the next 30 years to help fund transit and road improvements. The ballot failed, with 51.3% of voters saying no.
  20. Tampa International Airport plans to stay open through Tropical Storm Nicole
    Nov. 9• Hurricane
    Passengers look at a screen to check times for departures and arrivals for their flight at the Tampa International Airport on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Tampa.
  21. Court says Hillsborough transportation tax referendum can continue
    Nov. 4• Transportation
    Mailers from the 2018 1% sales tax for Hillsborough County referendum are shown. Voters approved the tax 57% to 43%, but the Florida Supreme Court later voided the tax. A new transportation tax referendum is on the Nov. 8, 2022 ballot. TIMES (2018).
  22. Howard Frankland lanes re-opened after Thursday morning crash caused delays
    Nov. 3• Breaking News
    A crash on the Howard Frankland Bridge is causing major delays going into Pinellas County Thursday morning.
  23. Tampa airport celebrates launch of new London flight
    Nov. 2• Transportation
    Virgin Atlantic founder and president Sir Richard Branson greets the crowd, after an airplane lands at Tampa International Airport on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in Tampa.
  24. Pedestrian killed on Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa
    Nov. 2• Breaking News
    A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car on Hillsborough Avenue late Tuesday night, police said.
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