FDOT’s Plan for Howard Frankland Bridge Figures in County Commissioner Race

Tampa Bay Times reports, “Renewed angst over a planned highway and toll expansion in the Tampa Bay region has rippled into the race for Hillsborough County’s open commission seat. Democrat Pat Kemp and Republican Tim Schock both said they were troubled by a Tampa Bay Times report last week that revealed the Florida Department of Transportation plans to turn one of four lanes in each direction on the Howard Frankland Bridge into a toll lane as part of the $6 billion highway expansion known as Tampa Bay Express.”