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May is National Bike Month. Celebrated from coast to coast, this brings awareness to the many benefits of biking, and Tampa is the perfect place. With THEA’s focus on connectivity and safe pedestrian pathways, let’s look at how you can celebrate! Enjoy a ride on the Selmon Greenway The Selmon Greenway is a 1.9-mile urban […]

For greater access to savings on the Selmon Expressway, we are pleased to announce the following toll savings programs are now accepted in addition to SunPass: TollTag® K-Tag, and PikePass. Our agency has been working with agencies nationwide to provide an interoperable network to facilitate the convenience of using one toll account to pay for […]

Visual (taking your eyes off the road). Manual (taking your hands off the wheel). Cognitive (taking your mind off the task at hand). Any one of these factors, which specifically takes your attention away from driving, is a distraction. And distractions have consequences. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), nine people are […]

The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) selected Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisors, Inc. as its real estate advisory firm for the Request of Qualifications (RFQs) issued in November of 2022. Three firms were shortlisted and Ernst & Young outscored HR&A Advisors, Inc. and Lambert Advisory, LLC. Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisors, Inc. will assist THEA […]

The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) is committed to improving all the underpasses as part of the scope of work for the South Selmon Capacity Project. And while all the underpasses will get significant makeovers as part of the project, the space at Bay to Bay Boulevard and MacDill Avenue has room for extra amenities. […]

THEA is committed to investing in projects that include safe walkability for the growing Tampa Bay population. Options to walk, bike, drive, ride, and share without compromising safety are essential. For Tampa to thrive, we need to provide a variety of travel modalities for people to choose how to best get to their destinations. At […]

On February 15th, 2023, the Biden administration announced the next steps in its plan to deliver 500,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the U.S. by 2030. The minimum standards for federally funded EV infrastructure are being published now, finalizing the Build America, Buy America implementation plan for EV charging equipment. Soon, cities, towns, and […]

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 […]