City of Tampa to Provide Update on 2026 Paving Progress News City Council, News General, News Transportation and Stormwater Services Paving Crews Building on Last Year's Record[...]

After a record-setting 76 lane-miles paved last year, the Mobility Department is putting the pedal to the metal to build on that momentum.

Through March, crews have already paved roughly 14 lane-miles across the city, including both in-house and contractor work. Right now, the City's in-house crew is adding more than 5 additional lane miles as part of the N. 46th @ East Yukon Pavingproject (see attached map, streets in red.)

A lane mile is one mile of a single traffic lane. So, a one-mile road with two lanes equals two lane miles.

• Newly repaved neighborhoods this year include: Ybor City, Tampa Palms, Port Tampa, Lowry Park North, with more on the way.
• Planned paving this year include: Lowry Park North Phase 2 and 3, Cypress Point, N. Florida to N. Nebraska (contractor), Pinecrest West Park (contractor), North Bon Air (contractor), and others.

With strong support from the Tampa City Council, the team expanded its paving capacity last year by adding a second new paving machine and more team members to operate the equipment. That investment, combined with a continued focus on infrastructure, is driving the city's aggressive paving plans. By keeping much of the neighborhood paving work in-house, taxpayers are saving up to half the cost compared to hiring outside contractors.

The City of Tampa's next goal: break last year's 76 mile record.

"We have one of the hardest working paving crews out there, working every day of the week, and in some cases overtime on weekends, to get the job done and deliver on our promises to make Tampa's roads smoother and safer," said Mayor Jane Castor. "Block by block fresh asphalt is going down, breaking a record last year in Tampa, and pushing us to go harder this year."

The paving budget is increasing from roughly $14 million to about $41 million, thanks in large part to rollover funds and $21.1 million from All For Transportation. This historic investment will lead to smoother, safer roads, along with critical upgrades like improved crosswalks, drainage, and bicycle facilities.

Combined with paving work from Hillsborough County and FDOT on the roads they maintain, drivers are already seeing smoother commutes across the city, with much more to come.