An end is in sight for long detours around a damaged bridge in southern Hillsborough County. County spokesman Patrick Murray said employees worked long hours over the July 4 weekend and expect to open one lane of the County Road 579 bridge over the Little Manatee River by July 18, if weather permits. The bridge has been closed since June 27 after the discovery of rotten supports. ...more

July 8, 2008

One lane of the Sunshine Skyway is blocked after a car flipped over just after 10 p.m. tonight. ...more

July 5, 2008

A 21-year-old driver injured in a June 14 traffic accident on Durant Road near Turkey Creek Road died Monday, authorities said. A passenger died the day of the wreck. ...more

June 28, 2008

WIMAUMA - Hillsborough officials have closed the County Road 579 bridge over the Little Manatee River because a routine inspection turned up two rotting supports. The other 22 wooden pilings must be inspected and repairs completed before the bridge can reopen, county spokesman Patrick Murray said Monday. That's expected to take at least two months. ...more

June 27, 2008

A 21-year-old driver injured in a June 14 traffic accident on Durant Road near Turkey Creek Road died Monday, authorities said. A passenger died the day of the wreck. ...more

June 24, 2008

The East-West toll road might have some life yet. In a last-ditch effort to salvage the decades-old project, Mayor Pam Iorio said Monday she will ask the state's toll road authority, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, to consider building the three-mile highway between New Tampa Boulevard and Interstate 275. ...more

June 17, 2008

I read Friday that City Pier Beach will be closed for at least a month to fill in the offshore dredge hole. The recent tragic drowning accident at this dredge hole has made this a notable priority. I never knew, and suspect many never knew of this hole. There is another 30-foot deep hole just south of the channel between Lake Jackson and Little Lake Jackson (on the Little Lake Jackson side.) ...more

June 16, 2008

Bruce Humphrey didn't know the driver's name, but as he watched the tanker truck fall over the bridge and burst into flames on the road below, one thing quickly became clear: the man was a fighter. ...more

June 6, 2008

Repair work on a bridge railing along County Road 672 may cause delays for motorists. The project was set to begin this week. ...more

May 24, 2008

Regarding "Skyway Suicide Patrols May Be Lost to Cost-Cutting" (Nation/World, May 4): ...more

May 6, 2008