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Hillsborough County plans to use $35 million from its federal American Recovery Act appropriation to repave roads. It is the initial expenditure of the $285 million allocated to the county in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [TIMES (2004)]
Hillsborough County’s American Rescue Plan: Roads first
Allocations of the $285.9 million in federal aid also will target environment, public safety and other needs.
New low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines coming to Tampa International Airport
Before arriving at its gate, the first Avelo Airlines plane to Eugene Airport was welcomed by water cannons on the tarmac then pizza and gifts for the passengers inside the gate. The airline is launching new nonstop service from Tampa International Airport to New Haven, Connecticut.
The airline will launch with service to and from New Haven., Conn.
Allegiant launching nonstop Key West flights from St. Pete-Clearwater airport
A tourist sits next to the Southernmost Point buoy in Key West in 2017. Allegiant Air is launching service from St. Pete-Clearwater to the Keys.
Flights to the Keys begin this fall.
Florida’s Brightline trains to resume operations in November
Brightline said it will resume service sometime in November, 20 months after it closed because of the pandemic.
It will be 20 months after it closed because of the pandemic and with safety measures that it hopes will curb a spate of fatal collisions.

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  1. Tampa port pitches incentives to lure cargo stuck in supply chain logjam
    Yesterday• Business
    In recent years, Port Tampa Bay has expanded its cranes and other container services in attempts to boost its container business. With container ships backing up off major ports on both coasts, leading to a supply chain logjam, Port Tampa Bay and other Florida ports are making a pitch for companies to start sending more of their cargo business to Florida.
  2. Cruising is back in Tampa Bay with first ship in 18 months
    Oct. 16• Business
    Tim Wronka (right) and Matt Infante (left), from Spectrum Bay News 9, shoot footage of Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas at Port Tampa Bay Saturday, October 16, 2021. Port Tampa Bay and Royal Caribbean International celebrated the first cruise vessel departure from Tampa Bay since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a no-sail order about 18 months ago.
  3. Pinellas Sheriff’s Office employee dies after Park Boulevard Bridge crash
    Oct. 16• Breaking News
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  5. Tampa airport plans to restore routes as U.S. border opens to vaccinated travelers
    Oct. 15• Business
    A Southwest Airlines passenger lands at Tampa International Airport on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Tampa.
  6. Cross Bay Ferry sets sail between Tampa and St. Petersburg Oct. 21
    Oct. 15• Transportation
    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.
  7. Former Boeing pilot involved in Max testing indicted
    Oct. 15• Transportation
    A Boeing 737 MAX-9, built for Alaska Airlines, undergoes testing as it flies past the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington, on March 23, 2020.
  8. Interstate 75 traffic will be detoured through a portion of Pasco County Friday and Saturday
    Oct. 11• Transportation
    Construction at the Interstate 75 interchange with Overpass Road in Pasco County. Photo from Sept. 15, 2021.
  9. Tampa Bay Rays pitch state help for Ybor stadium plan
    Oct. 8• Tampa
    The former Kforce headquarters on East Palm Avenue in Tampa is the focus of a possible new stadium pitch from the Tampa Bay Rays, county officials have said. The Rays already approached Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson about possible state help with infrastructure costs with a new stadium in Ybor City.
  10. Tampa’s first ‘garage condos’ are coming. What are those?
    Oct. 8• Business
    Rendering of a garage condo unit in Paddock1, set to open during summer 2022 in Tampa.
  11. 4 rescued after Clearwater Beach boat collision, Coast Guard says
    Oct. 8• Breaking News
    The Coast Guard helps boaters after two vessels collided near Clearwater Beach on Thursday morning.
  12. Facing ‘air rage’ when you fly? One airline has a solution
    Oct. 4• Business
    A United Airlines plane pushes away from a gate at Terminal E as American Airlines planes are seen at Terminal C on Sept. 8 at DFW Airport.
  13. Road work to shut I-75 lanes in southern Hillsborough
    Oct. 1• Hillsborough
    Hillsborough County will close lanes on Interstate 75 between exits 240 and 246 beginning Monday, Oct. 4.
  14. New Port Richey man, 89, killed after failing to yield at sign, troopers say
    Oct. 1• Breaking News
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  15. Palm Harbor intersection open after crash investigation
    Oct. 1• Pinellas
    A crash has critically injured one person, caused a hazardous materials spill and will result in traffic being shut down at Belcher Road and Nebraska Avenue for hours Friday afternoon, Palm Harbor Fire Rescue said.
  16. Westbound Kennedy Boulevard now open after crash
    Oct. 1• Breaking News
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  17. Man opens emergency door, jumps onto wing of plane in Miami
    Sep. 30• Crime
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  18. School Board: Hillsborough’s south county ‘crisis is now a reality’
    Sep. 29• Hillsborough
    Sumner High School in Riverview, shown during construction five months before opening, is 700 students over capacity 13 months after opening its doors.
  19. Tampa airport gets 5 new Frontier routes, including New York, Green Bay
    Sep. 28• Business
    Frontier Airlines said Tuesday that it will add five new routes to and from Tampa International Airport by the end of 2021, bringing the total number of cities it serves from Tampa to 26. The carrier opened a crew base for nearly 400 pilots and flights attendants in Tampa in May.
  20. Hillsborough County’s unmet transportation needs? $2.2 billion
    Sep. 23• Transportation
    Work continues on a portion of the Citrus Park Drive extension Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 in the Citrus Park area of Hillsborough County. Hillsborough County faces a nearly billion-dollar shortfall over the next decade to build roads, improve intersections and add sidewalks and trails.
  21. Pedestrian hit by truck in Largo, police say
    Sep. 23• Breaking News
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  22. Hillsborough sails ahead with MacDill ferry service plan
    Sep. 22• Transportation
    The Cross Bay Ferry would operate year round beginning in 2024 under the terms of a new contract approved Wednesday by Hillsborough County commissioners. Separately, private companies HMS Ferries and South Swell Development Group will start development work on a planned ferry to link southern Hillsborough to MacDill Air Force Base.
  23. U.S. sues to stop deal between American Airlines and JetBlue
    Sep. 22• Business
    An American Airlines plane pushes back from the gate at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Terminal C. The Justice Department and officials in six states have filed a lawsuit to block a partnership formed by American Airlines and JetBlue, claiming that it will reduce competition and lead to higher fares.
  24. Good Samaritans stop to help after Hernando County crash, get carjacked, troopers say
    Sep. 22• Breaking News
    A screenshot of video of the carjacking.
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