Relic from the 1800s discovered underneath Florida highway (Not pictured) – View of Florida Highway — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Viktoriya A Earlier this month, during normal construction, road crews discovered an entire, centuries-old shipwreck embedded in a Florida highway. Crews discovered a left leather boot inside the 20-foot-long relic, which they think to have been
Governor Ron DeSantis votes on radioactive road paving plan – Pictured: View of Florida Highway — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Viktoriya A After Gov. Ron DeSantis ratified a contentious bill on Thursday, Florida is one step closer to paving its roads with phosphogypsum, a radioactive waste product from the fertilizer industry. Conservation organizations had pushed DeSantis
Radioactive material to be used in road building in Florida – Machinery for road construction in use on freeways – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Timothy OLeary Orlando, FL. – Governor DeSantis is being urged by environmental organizations all across the Southeast of the United States to veto a law that would permit the use
Cars driving through toll booths — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Image by: magico110 You might receive a substantially lower toll roads bill this year thanks to a new measure that Governor DeSantis signed into law, which intends to save the typical commuter $400 annually. It is one of a list of new laws set to take
Tolls are back – View of Florida highway — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Viktoriya A Florida highway tolls were suspended on Sept. 26 ahead of Hurricane Ian’s impact on the state. Now, motorists on most Florida highways will again pay tolls. Toll authorities, including the Florida Department of Transportation, put out a news release announcing that
Seven Mile Bridge – Florida Keys — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Mia2you Following a $44 million restoration project, a large segment of a 110-year-old Florida Keys bridge is reopening to bicyclists and pedestrians on Wednesday. Rehabilitation construction on the popular 2.2-mile (3.5-km) span of the Old Seven Mile bridge began in late 2017. Originally scheduled as
Acosta Bridge over the St. Johns River at night – Courtesy: Shutterstock – ESB Professional The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) will once again light up the Acosta Bridge Wednesday night after being told its rainbow color scheme was “out of compliance” by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Despite plans from the city to light
Man in a Motorcycle with helmet and gloves is an important protective clothing for motorcycling throttle control, safety concept – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Somnuek saelim Motorcycle drivers are plentiful in the Sunshine State. It’s no surprise why they are so popular. And while motorcycles are fun to ride, they are also very dangerous.
Florida International University Bridge collapse – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by pleasecat Redemption may soon be on the horizon for construction crews in South Florida nearly three years after a pedestrian bridge connecting Florida International University and Sweetwater’s downtown community collapsed during routine testing and a faulty design, claiming six innocent lives. That date was
The Tampa Riverwalk. Photo: www.tampa.maps.arcgis.com A federal transportation grant of $24M is being awarded to the City of Tampa to extend the west portion of Riverwalk North and connect to nearby neighborhoods. The grant is awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant. The money will pay