Companies that win major state transportation contracts aren't the only ones that get paid for their efforts. The losing bidders get money, too. ...more

May 29, 2008

Cracked asphalt, garbage and yellow patches of waist-high grass. It's not a pretty sight, especially for a community concerned about its image. ...more

May 27, 2008

Road-widening projects that would move traffic faster between the university area and New Tampa are so far in the future that commuters are angry and frustrated. ...more

May 24, 2008

During the 2007 legislative session, the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority was created. ...more

May 22, 2008

In the days after the collapse of the state's $649 million deal with CSX Transportation, both supporters and opponents said the same thing: The goal of creating a commuter rail system in Florida is still alive. ...more

May 11, 2008

State highway officials say they will reroute the bulk of State Road 39 truck traffic away from this rural enclave south of Zephyrhills - rather than through it - when work begins next year to replace an aging bridge over the Hillsborough River. ...more

May 5, 2008

A couple of generations ago, when it came to making things happen, Tampa turned to a handful of businessmen who had the power and money to get things done. ...more

May 4, 2008

Once one of the state's biggest road contractors, Michael Cone will spend the next 20 years behind bars, undone, a judge said, by his greed and sheer inability to tell the truth. ...more

May 3, 2008

Backers of a controversial commuter rail deal in Orlando worked hard to gain allies in the last weeks of the legislative session, offering the enticement that its passage would help Tampa get its own rail system. ...more

May 3, 2008

A $2 million "smart" traffic control system will be operational here before the end of next year, the engineer for the federally funded project told Plant City commissioners Monday night. ...more

May 3, 2008