Route 90 connects south St. Petersburg with St. Pete Beach.
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will receive $16.5 million to build a new 249-passenger ferry.
The service helped low-income residents travel across county lines for essential medical care.
“I think that transit is such an important economic driver in our community. It really has so much impact on people.”
“With the development of the express lanes, now we have a way to run our buses over the bridge without getting stuck in traffic.”
"We're building a more reliable service that will better connect our communities for years to come.”
“They call it the workhorse. Old reliable.”
“Ferry now, train tomorrow."
“All of the pieces are finally starting to come together.”
The approved property tax rate is the lowest it has been in 15 years.
