County officials on Thursday cleared the builders of State Road 56 to work round-the-clock as they rush to finish the first leg of the road in time for the Oct. 30 opening of the Shops at Wiregrass mall. ...more

August 29, 2008

County officials today cleared the builders of State Road 56 to work round-the-clock as they rush to finish the first leg of the road in time for the Oct. 30 opening of the Shops at Wiregrass mall. County Administrator John Gallagher and the Development Review Committee OK'd a 24-hour-a-day schedule for a 10-day period starting in mid-September. Crews will be laying asphalt for the six-lane road, said Jim Richardson, vice president of Forest City Enterprises, one of the companies involved in the road project. Forest City is overseeing the section of S.R. 56 that passes in front of its 800,000-square-foot outdoor shopping plaza. ...more

August 28, 2008

County officials on Thursday allowed the developer of Trilby Estates to go ahead with construction without tying into a nearby water line to provide fire protection. ...more

August 15, 2008

County officials on Thursday gave the builders of State Road 56 a break on the letter of their deal with Pasco County that will let the road open in conjunction with the Shops at Wiregrass mall in late October. ...more

August 15, 2008

County officials on Thursday approved plans to extend State Road 56 east across Wiregrass Ranch from Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. ...more

February 15, 2008

Residents opposed to a Wal-Mart store at S.R. 54 and Grand Boulevard hope to make peace with the nation's largest retail chain. Cynthia Besio and other opponents think a Supercenter with 205,000 square feet is just too big for the southwest corner with about 26 acres. The current Wal-Mart plan also creates some very awkward traffic flow patterns, they think. ...more

November 14, 2007

Even though a proposed Wal-Mart store at S.R. 54 and Grand Boulevard, in the Holiday area, got the go-ahead from county officials Thursday, residents vow to appeal the decision to the County Commission. ...more

November 9, 2007

Wal-Mart won approval Thursday for its newest Pasco County superstore nearly six months after county officials last considered plans for the plaza at the southwest corner of State Road 54 and Grand Boulevard. ...more

November 9, 2007

County officials on Thursday cast a skeptical eye on a traffic plan proposed by the group developing the southern part of The Grove at Wesley Chapel, a major shopping complex rising near the junction of County Road 54 and Oakley Boulevard. ...more

October 12, 2007