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FDOT closes MLK roads throughout Florida

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has closed all streets, roads, boulevards and avenues named after the honorable Dr. Martin Luther King throughout the state immediately. “To be clear, we want to make sure everyone knows this is not an edict that came down from the Governor as a stance against Critical Road Theory,” said…

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Hasbro awarded FDOT safety signage contract

Ouija traffic

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has awarded the contract to produce roadside safety signs along the state’s highways to toy manufacturer Hasbro, who plans to utilize their patented Ouija technology. “Florida drivers tend to interpret such signage in ways that suit their own, individual personal needs. Things like speed limits, road closures and which…

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Highway sign mocks motorists

A digital information sign posted just south of Exit 46B (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) on I-275 North in Tampa is making fun of drivers. The sign reads, “FOWLER AVE. 5 MILES 7-9 MINUTES”, indicating that it should take less than 10 minutes to traverse that stretch, which is a practical impossibility except when traveling…

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Tampa Bay Area’s most horrifying attraction ever opens tomorrow

i-275 Terror

Tampa Bay tourist destinations have a long history of presenting spooky Halloween installations, such as Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream and Zoo Boo at The Zoo at Lowry Park, but a new, genuinely terrifying installation is set to open tomorrow: I-275 Expansion. “We’re calling it that because like any great horror experience, it seems like something good…

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FDOT Announces new I-275 Whites-only Express Lanes

Whites only lane opens on Florida Interstate

Tampa Information Center – Hillsborough County – Saturday, 6.8.2019 The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) held a community meeting today to announce a new transportation initiative to cure Tampa’s Interstate 275 bottleneck and malfunction junction. “We’ve noticed that a lot of historic buildings, low-income housing and hipster-type restaurants are still up along the sides of…

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I-275 to Triple in Size, New FDOT Details Released

FDOT to triple the size of I-275

Tampa Community Center – Hillsborough County – Tuesday 4.9.2019 After many years of continuous planning and drafting, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has finalized a plan that will see Interstate 275 triple in size. “We’ve gotten every single suggestion imaginable when it comes to fixing the traffic in Tampa,” says FDOT Planning and Research…

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