Suncoast Parkway

Under the new bill, transportation officials would develop a plan that would extend the Suncoast Parkway north alongside U.S. 19 by the end of 2035.

The Suncoast Parkway would join U.S. 19 and extend north, and a new road would be built between Polk and Collier counties as part of other changes proposed to the three planned toll-road projects.

A bill filed Thursday would repeal a 2019 law that calls for extending the Suncoast Parkway and Florida’s Turnpike and building a new toll road that would link Polk and Collier counties.

Senate President Wilton Simpson says it would lessen environmental and financial impacts while bringing the route closer to Tallahassee.

Florida's agriculture commissioner remains opposed to the projects due to environmental concerns, and says they "will put an unnecessary strain on the state's ability to fund urgent priorities" during the pandemic.

Florida Tax Watch says extending the Suncoast Parkway from Citrus County to the Georgia border would cost anywhere between $4 billion and $10.5 billion.…

Open government advocates want the brakes applied to upcoming webinars about controversial toll-road projects, contending that more-inclusive in-person…

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