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 Our wood bridge building competition takes place every year as part of the USF Engineering Expo. This event video captures the teams’ creativity, ingenuity, enthusiasm and remarkable bridge designs. In 2010, Lee Roy Selmon asked the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority to help him promote and advance STEM Education to Bay Area High School and Middle […]

This event was a presentation of the project plans for the Selmon Expressway Extension. At this meeting we provided information about the project’s delivery goals, anticipated scope and anticipated Design-Build procurement process. Selmon Expressway Extension Project Overview: •Project extends from east of the end of the existing Gandy Bridge to the south end of the […]

It turns out that in this age of multi-tasking, Americans are even changing the way they eat. Having a sit-down meal where we focus on eating is not happening as often it used to. The Huffington Post reported that a study done in 2015 found that we do almost 50 percent of our eating while […]

Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority’s CEO, Joe Waggoner, discusses THEA’s Reversible Express Lanes (REL), which were the first of it’s kind in the US and Florida. THEA host visitors from all over the world who want to learn more about this cutting-edge design and technology. THEA is committed to helping solve transportation issues and connecting Tampa […]

Get to Know Joe   THEA’s CEO and Executive Director, Joe Waggoner discusses the value of time.  

Hours on the Selmon Expressway Reversible Express Lanes For Saturday, January 30, 2016 To help facilitate the flow of traffic during the Gasparilla Celebration, please be advised of changes to Reversible Express Lanes normal operating hours. On Saturday, January 30, 2016 – The REL will be turned westbound (toward Tampa) at 9 am. Then at […]

In this day and age, when everyone has too many emails and too many places to be, distracted driving is a real problem and dangerous. If you have gotten into the habit of using your car as your home office or beauty parlor, here our THEA tips for safer driving. 1.    Identify your “distracted” habits […]

We are so honored to have been chosen as a 2015 Urban Excellence Award winner by the Tampa Downtown Partnership. Being a part of the growth of the Tampa Bay community and making the downtown more connected, is a core belief of our organization. Our collaboration with AIA Design Week allowed us to feature the […]