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On September 4, 2011, Tampa Bay lost our beloved Lee Roy Selmon. It is hard to believe it’s already been five years since his passing. His contributions to our community are too numerous to list individually but, needless to say, they affected almost every area of life in Tampa Bay, from education to business to [...]

Many of us drive in our cars back and forth to work. For some people, this is considered one of the worst points of their day. They may feel aggravated or angry at the hold-up in traffic or as a reaction to other drivers sharing the road with them. This elevated stress during your daily […]

Did you know America’s drivers wasted 6.9 billion hours stuck in traffic in 2014, according to a study released today by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute(TTI) and INRIX. That’s 42 hours a year per rush-hour commuter on average. That means America blew through $160 billion in wasted time and fuel last year – an average […]

Joe Waggoner leads by example. His finance background and fiscally sound management style played a huge role in Moody upgrading THEA’s Bond rating late in 2015. THEA is committed to helping solve transportation issues and connecting the region.

SunPass Mini: What Is It And How Can It Help Me? SunPass customers save 25 cents at each toll location on the Selmon Expressway, paying less than Toll-by-Plate customers. Toll-by-Plate customers also pay a $2.50 administration fee on each invoice.  Depending on how often you use a toll road, the savings can be significant by [...]

Joe Waggoner is one of Tampa’s most well-respected transportation experts. Before he became the CEO of THEA 9 years ago, he served as Assistant Director for the state of Maryland Department of Transportation’s Office of Planning and Capital Programming, where he was responsible for the development of the Department’s capital programs, including highways, transit, rail, […]

SHARE THE ROAD Motorcyclists have all the same rights and privileges as any motor vehicle driver on the roadway. During Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in May – and during the rest of the year – drivers of all other vehicles and all road users are reminded to safely “share the road” with motorcyclists, and to […]

THEA & CUTR work with the USF Dept of Engineering to expose students to the latest technology through local projects. Bob Frey, our Planning Director and Project Manager for the Connected Vehicles Pilot Deployment, shared with the University of South Florida (USF) College of Engineering information regarding the Connected Vehicles (CV) Pilot Program being tested […]