FDOT steps up on Garcon toll

As Inweekly reported would happen, Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Kevin J. Thibault directed Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise to further extend the toll suspension on the…

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I-10 checkpoint closed

Motorists traveling from Alabama into Florida on Interstate 10 will no longer face being stopped for COVID-19 checks. The Florida Department of Transportation announced Friday…

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FDOT takes aim at contractor amid Sunpass problems

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida… TALLAHASSEE — Florida is halting payments to a company upgrading the SunPass toll-collection system until all the…

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FDOT releases plan for making Pace Blvd safer for pedestrians

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is in the process of designing a project make a portion of Pace Boulevard safer for pedestrians. The primary…

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Tolls and pet travel restrictions lifted across Florida

From The News Service of Florida: TOLLS LIFTED AS IRMA THREATENS FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday directed the Florida Department of Transportation to suspend…

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Gov. Scott breaks ground on $43-million facility at Pensacola airport

Governor Rick Scott joined state, county and city officials to break ground on the long-awaited aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility for VT Mobile…

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FDOT manager to speak at upcoming Gopher Club

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) plans to replace the Pensacola Bay Bridge in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as early as 2017. Kerrie Harrell…

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County workshop for small and disadvantaged business enterprises, April 15

Escambia County and the Florida Department of Transportation are hosting a workshop for small and disadvantaged business enterprises on Friday, April 15 from 8:30 a.m….

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Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement Project Update

The Florida Department of Transportation is awaiting plans from five design-build firms on the $470 million Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement Project from Pensacola to Gulf…

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Open house on the future of Bayfront Pkwy, Oct 13

Is a roundabout at the end of Ninth Avenue in the future for Bayfront Parkway? How will truck traffic be routed to the Port of Pensacola?…

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One more meeting: FDOT on Airport Boulevard Improvements on Jan. 6

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will hold a public information meeting concerning the proposed development of an Action Plan for State Road (S.R.) 750…

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FDOT secretary steps down

PRASAD TO STEP DOWN AS TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad has become the…

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