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The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) announced the winners of the 2023 USF-SE Bridgebuilding Competition at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Engineering. The event took place during the USF Engineering Expo on Saturday, February 11, 2023, and was open to middle and high school students living in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties.  […]

Registration is open for the  2023 USF-SE Bridgebuilding Competition, sponsored by the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) in partnership with the University of South Florida (USF) College of Engineering. The annual event fosters STEM learning through a unique bridgebuilding competition open to middle and high school students in Pasco, Hillsborough, and Pinellas counties. Learn the […]

THEA is excited to announce the 2023 USF-E Bridge Building Competition taking place at the University of South Florida College of Engineering EXPO! This competition supports THEA’s engagement with the Selmon STEM Scholarship (S3) Program, a program designed in honor of the late Lee Roy Selmon. THEA created the S3 program to honor Mr. Selmon’s […]

The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) announced the winners of this year’s annual Bridge Building Competition at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Engineering. The event took place at USF’s Engineering Expo on Saturday, February 19, 2022. Each year, the event is open to middle and high school students living in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and […]

One thing Lee Roy Selmon asked of our agency when we sought to honor his legacy with naming our toll road, the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway, was to find a way to help and mentor the young people at the University of South Florida. Our CEO, Joe Waggoner, and the team at THEA has been […]

It’s almost time for our favorite event of the year, the USF-Selmon Balsa Bridge Design Competition. An annual event, the competition is hosted by USF’s College of Engineering and sponsored by THEA at USF’s Engineering Expo. The competition is open to all High School and Middle School students in the Tampa Bay area. The competition […]

The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) was pleased to once again partner with the University of South Florida (USF) College of Engineering and the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers to sponsor the USF-SE Bridge Building Competition at the University of South Florida’s annual Engineering Expo on February 17th. The Engineering Expo […]