Hillsborough County commissioners agreed Wednesday to award the first phase of the Bruce B. Downs Boulevard widening project to a company that submitted a bid $31 million less than the county's estimated cost. By a 4-3 vote, the commission approved a $40.5 million bid by Kamminga & Roodvoets Inc. of Tampa to widen Bruce B. Downs Boulevard from Palm Springs Boulevard to Pebble Creek Drive. The company, which is also known as K&R, submitted the lowest of eight bids for the job. ...more

November 5, 2009

Dartmouth Avenue in Spring Hill will be closed from Cactus Circle to County Line Road beginning Monday, May 4, while drainage and utility work is done in conjunction with the County Line Road construction project, according to a news release from the contractor, DAB Constructors Inc. ...more

April 30, 2009

Dennis Keppel was recycling his cardboard at the county recycling bins adjacent to the Durrah Martin Sports Complex in Avon Park Tuesday, although it took him a while to figure out where the bins were. ...more

March 5, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Mercantile Bank has begun foreclosure proceedings against Ashley Glen, a proposed 2-million-square-foot office complex at the junction of State Road 54 and the Suncoast Parkway. ...more

February 27, 2009

Local officials say the best use of stimulus funding in the Tampa Bay area is to build a $463 million connector road between Interstate 4 and the Selmon Crosstown Expressway. ...more

February 17, 2009

Pasco leaders hope to stop and get directions next week about how much federal stimulus money the county might expect for road projects here. Proposals for the federal aid package have been changing almost daily, Doug Uden, the county's transportation planning coordinator, said. ...more

February 7, 2009

It doesn't take much to get Rick Keegan to talk about his deli. He has seen more than 10 neighboring businesses - including restaurants - shut down. He and his business partner have struggled through a recession, escalating rent and disruptive road construction, but they're undaunted. ...more

January 28, 2009

Florida is waiting on Congress to pass an economic stimulus package to fund schools, heath care and road construction. ...more

January 21, 2009

After three decades in the landscaping business, Paul Herrmann is unsure what the future hold for his San Antonio-based company. ...more

January 18, 2009

Pasco County government officials are hopeful a $26 million road construction project along State Road 54 will give Wesley Chapel residents some relief from the congestion they've dealt with for years. Work on the project is expected to begin later this year. ...more

January 7, 2009