A wildfire is burning south of Tamiami Trail in Miami-Dade County early Tuesday morning. The U.S. Forest Service said the flames broke out Monday at around 5 p.m. and have burned 450 acres. The blaze ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida senator has filed a bill to change a stretch of U.S. Highway 41 known as the Tamiami Trail to the “Gulf of America Trail.” The bill filed by Sen. Joe Gruter, R-Sarasota, ...
The Tamiami Trail was hailed as an engineering milestone when it opened nearly a century ago, a thin ribbon of rocky fill and asphalt connecting Florida’s two coasts. Over the decades, it also became ...
OCHOPEE, Fla. (WSVN) — A brush fire within the Big Cypress National Preserve, located north of U.S. 41/Tamiami Trail in Collier County, has forced troopers to shut down 60 miles of Tamiami Trail, ...
MIAMI – The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the National Park Service $60 million today to complete phase three of the historic Tamiami Trail project. The $60 million, combined with a $40 ...
Sarasota city officials are preparing for a major water infrastructure project that could disrupt traffic on segments of North Tamiami Trail for years. One of the city’s key water mains, over 60-years ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District is ramping up construction activity in the vicinity of a key Everglades restoration project - the one-mile Tamiami Trail ...
This story is part of Spectrum News’ initiative, “Street Level,” which explores Florida through the history and culture of specific streets and the people who live there. You can watch part two of ...
Financier Barron Gift Collier played a pivotal role in Tamiami Trail's completion, funding the eastern portion through the Everglades and facilitating the formation of Collier County. The construction ...
A bill filed in the legislature would change the name of an iconic road with a nearly 100-year history. One historian says a name change might chip away a piece of Florida history. Republican Sarasota ...