Florida Department of Transportation

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a wide-ranging transportation package. Among other things, it prohibits state money from going into local public-transit advertising.

Recent study showed Florida ranks third in the country for pedestrian fatalities.

Transportation officials have started working on a proposal that could lead to a new toll road linking I-10 and U.S. 98.

The law paves the way for radioactive material to be used in road construction. Environmentalists say the move would affect road workers and harm wildlife.

The bill that drew opposition from environmental groups requires the Florida Department of Transportation to study the use of phosphogypsum in road-construction “aggregate” material.

Gov. Ron DeSantis requested $4 billion to expedite 20 highway projects spanning from Central Florida to South Florida, under the banner of “Moving Florida Forward.”

Florida is home to 24 phosphogypsum (PG) stacks. PG is a radioactive, solid waste byproduct. The House has approved a bill to study whether PG could be used in road construction.

The Leon County School District says lower speed limits are in the works for 20 school zones.

An open-government group has filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Transportation and a state contractor, alleging they did not comply with public-records requests stemming from controversial flights of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard.

Due to the rising Myakka River, I-75 is shut down in both directions from mile marker 179 (North Port / Toledo Blade Blvd) to mile marker 191 (Englewood / Jacaranda Blvd).