Pasco County has compiled its most wanted list of dangerous intersections on area roads. The Ridge Road median at Sterling Lane recently saw changes after it ranked No. 1 in a survey of accident-prone corners in the county. Embassy Boulevard is up next for improvements in the block between Little Road and Morehead Lane. ...more

September 17, 2008

The federal highway trust fund is running out of money, but the shortfall will not impact any road projects in Highlands County, according to the state Florida Department of Transportation. ...more

September 9, 2008

The summer vacation season began this year with Americans behind the wheel less. In all, we drove 12.2 billion fewer miles in June than a year earlier, the biggest monthly decrease in a downward trend that began in November. ...more

August 14, 2008

Driving along Interstate 75 is about to get safer. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Friday kicked off its "Guard Your Life -Drive Alert On I-75" safety campaign aimed at reducing deaths and crashes along that busy road. ...more

June 17, 2008

FDOT hopes to reduce head-on crashes. ...more

June 16, 2008

A plan to build a 3-mile road to ease traffic in North Tampa is dead. ...more

June 14, 2008

A plan to build a 3-mile road to ease traffic in North Tampa is dead. The Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority, in consultation with the city of Tampa, killed the project Thursday, citing concerns about high toll rates, among other issues. ...more

June 13, 2008

As gas prices reach new highs, Americans are driving fewer miles. A study by the U.S. Department of Transportation shows the sharpest decline ever for March. Compared with the same month a year ago, U.S. motorists drove 11 billion fewer miles. ...more

May 28, 2008

Americans are curbing their driving at a historic rate as gas prices reach new highs. A study by the U.S. Department of Transportation shows the sharpest decline ever for March. ...more

May 27, 2008

After listening to residents' complaints about speeding on East Riverhills Drive, Tampa transportation officials are studying ways to slow and reduce traffic on the scenic artery. ...more

February 6, 2008