New Design Being Considered For S.R. 56 Interchange

The diagram shows how traffic would shift to the opposite lanes of S.R. 56 above I-75 if a diverging diamond interchange (DDI) concept (in black) were applied to the busy intersection (in yellow).
The diagram shows how traffic would shift to the opposite lanes of S.R. 56 above I-75 if a diverging diamond interchange (DDI) concept (in black) were applied to the busy intersection (in yellow).

As traffic continues to back up daily a few miles north of New Tampa at the S.R. 56 exit from I-75 in Wesley Chapel — where the area’s newest outlet mall is set to open — state transportation officials are considering alternatives for reworking the I-75 interchange at S.R. 56 to improve the flow of traffic.Continue reading

FDOT Hosting Public Meeting For Express Lane Project TONIGHT

By Matt Wiley

If you could, would you pay a little extra to avoid snarled interstate traffic on the way to work? The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) hopes so, as it has announced a concept that could add express toll lanes to several of the Tampa Bay area’s most congested interstates. One of those express lanes could begin and end right here in New Tampa and a meeting is being held tonight to gather public comments.Continue reading

FHP Busts Wrong-Way Driver In Year's Final Intensive Patrol

By Matt Wiley

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) has wrapped up its final two of three “intensive patrol” weekends, during which it issued hundreds of citations on Tampa Bay’s interstate highways, including I-75 and I-275 through New Tampa, with the most recent “intensive” resulting in the arrest of one intoxicated driver headed the wrong direction.Continue reading