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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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