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We are so excited to be presenting at the COMTO National Meeting & Training Conference. Each year, COMTO hosts the nation’s premier gathering of professionals in the transportation industry. And this year, COMTO’s annual conference is bringing together industry leaders across all modes of transportation to Tampa Bay! Founded in 1971, the Conference of Minority […]

As an organization that has been in Tampa Bay since 1963, we have been on the cutting edge of innovation and a part of our area’s evolution into one of the fastest growing regions in the country. The progress in Tampa’s urban core during these fifty years has been tremendous and while we are always […]

About a year ago, our Contracts & Procurement Manager, Man Le, was researching professional networking groups for Asian Americans and discovered that there was not a group in Tampa Bay that met on a regular basis. To see if there was interest in the area, he started the Tampa Chapter of the National Association of […]

THEA Is Recognized for Leadership and Community Efforts We are so honored to be recognized with awards this month that highlight our community leadership and investment into the Tampa Bay region. Below are our three award announcements Chairman’s Award THEA CEO, Joe Waggoner, was recognized this month by the Planning Commission with their Chairman’s Award. […]

We want you to be informed on projects that we are doing in Hillsborough County, especially during construction. Sign up for the Selmon Extension newsletter. If you are a business owner along Gandy Boulevard, please make sure to join us for our 3rd Business Owner’s Engagement Meeting. Each meeting, our construction and communications team will provide […]

Tampa, FL – The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) is hosting a second Business Engagement meeting on Thursday, September 13th at 6:00 PM. During this meeting, local Gandy business owners will have the opportunity to meet with the Selmon Extension project team and discuss the project’s progress or construction concerns. The Business Engagement Meeting is […]

The one thing that Lee Roy Selmon asked of his Expressway authority was to find a way to help and mentor the young people at the University of South Florida.  To that end, we came up with the Selmon STEM Scholarship program (S3). Each year, we give book scholarships to freshman, sophomore, junior and senior […]

The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) was pleased to once again partner with the University of South Florida (USF) College of Engineering and the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers to sponsor the USF-SE Bridge Building Competition at the University of South Florida’s annual Engineering Expo on February 17th. The Engineering Expo […]