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Eight years after the first public kick off meeting to discuss widening U.S. 90 downtown, Milton councilmembers continue to push for alternatives.

The city council is considering a presentation for the TPO which will request the two entities both work with FDOT in killing the widening project.

The construction of a New I-75 Overpass, just south of University Parkway is designed to ease some of the congestion on both Fruitville Road and University Parkway.

A proposed North Florida project could demolish one of the state’s oldest African American neighborhoods.

The Northern Turnpike Extension, a proposed project that would expand the road, could run through Royal, among other areas of Citrus, Levy, Marion and Sumter counties.

The Northern Turnpike Extension could run through the town of Royal. The community that stands there today is close-knit. Neighbors often gather for barbecues or bonfires, cars honk in recognition when they pass through the dusty roads and friends spend days chatting in lawn chairs.

SOUTH HURON – During the communications portion of South Huron council’s March 21 meeting, correspondence from the Town of The Blue Mountains inspired some…

One resident said the Florida Department of Transportation is "making a billion dollars" off the purchase of land in the community, "and they don’t give us chump change.”

Potential construction on the Florida Turnpike could affect Royal, one of the oldest Black communities in the state.

Milton City Council pondered another resident survey over widening U.S. 90 as FDOT prepares to begin the design phase in 2023 for the downtown segment.