TRANSPORTATION

Officials with Brightline announced Wednesday the launch of ticket sales for the Orlando connection, marking anther milestone in the launch of the service between Central Florida and South Florida.

Brightline is ramping up testing of its high-speed trains to prepare for its service to Orlando this year.

tate and local leaders met Tuesday morning for a transportation summit to discuss several road projects that are underway or planned for Central Florida.

Brightline announced a list of traffic advisories on Monday as the company continues its extension project from Orlando to West Palm Beach.

Brightline on Thursday will unveil its Orlando Station at Orlando International Airport.

About 200 drivers picked up free steering wheel locks at an event Wednesday hosted by the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Leaders at Orlando International Airport predict nearly 7.3 million departing passengers will travel through MCO during the 46-day spring break travel period, which runs from March 4 through April 18.

During his monthly presentation to Port Canaveral commissioners, CEO Captain John Murray said the world’s busiest port is outpacing its total number of cruise passengers from last year, which was a record year for revenue.

Representatives from Avelo Airlines on Wednesday announced a new service route at Daytona Beach International Airport.

Brightline’s latest round of high-speed testing is slated to begin in Brevard County, according to a release from the company.

Spring break may be over in Orange County but it’s not in some parts of the country.

University leaders from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and executives from Boeing announced a new joint effort Thursday to improve safety for everyone who flies.

Orlando International Airport announced that parking was at full capacity Friday afternoon.

Since the September opening of Terminal C, GOAA has been faced with finding optimal solutions to address the walk time and distance it takes passengers arriving at Terminal C to get to Terminals A or B.

An average of $34 in credits were distributed to more than 1.1 million motorists in January as part of a state program to give breaks to frequent toll-road users.

Beachline will test its trains at speeds reaching 125 mph.

Testing runs parallel to Beachline throughout spring

Port Canaveral has surpassed Miami for the first time as the world’s busiest cruise port, the Florida Ports Council told News 6 partner Florida Today.

Orange County Public Schools is rolling out all-electric school buses and testing the viability of using the vehicles to meet transportation needs, the district announced Monday.

Travelers heading to Orlando over the weekend were greeted by lengthy queues from several rental car companies at Orlando International Airport.

After 6 months of operating, the new Diverging Diamond Interchange at Interstate 4 and Championsgate is now officially complete.

More than 3,200 students from 50 Central Florida schools got an introduction to what a career in construction offers thanks to the Florida Department of Transportation’s Construction Career Days.

A House Republican this week filed a proposal that seeks to prevent motorists from driving in the left lane on roads with speed limits of at least 65 mph.

NASA awarded Boeing with a contract to build and fly an experimental passenger plane with a fuel-saving truss-braced wing, part of the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.

A freight train derailment in South Carolina caused a cascade of problems for Amtrak this week, forcing hundreds of passengers on the Amtrak Auto Train to arrive a day late.

The Federal Aviation Administration ordered all domestic flights to pause operations following an outage of its Notice to Air Missions system.

A coalition of International Drive businesses is joining with Universal Orlando to create a SunRail route between Orlando International Airport and the Orange County Convention Center.

The holiday travel mess continues Wednesday in Orlando and across the country.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it would examine Southwest Airlines after the company canceled more than 60% of its flights nationwide.

Orlando International Airport is about to serve 3 million passengers over the next two weeks, expecting an increase in holiday traffic by as much as 17% compared to last year.

SunRail and the Florida Department of Transportation announced that they’re offering an extended train service on Fridays through the end of December.

Orange County residents voting in the November election will be deciding whether or not to approve a transportation sales tax measure. Here's what it is.

SunRail says it will suspend its commuter rail service starting Wednesday ahead of the expected arrival of Tropical Storm Nicole.

Stellantis and the U.S. government are warning owners of 276,000 older vehicles to stop driving them after Takata air bags apparently exploded in three more vehicles, killing the drivers.

Brightline will begin higher-speed train testing in more parts of Brevard County in preparation for its extension to Orlando next year.

Orange County residents voting in the November election will be deciding whether or not to approve a transportation sales tax measure. Here's what it is.

Spirit Airlines shareholders are approving a $3.8 billion sale of the company to JetBlue Airways.

Amtrak says its Silver Star overnight trains are resuming service Friday and Saturday. The Silver Meteor trains will resume service on Saturday and Sunday.

SunRail said it will reopen two of its Osceola County stations on Monday after repairing tracks damaged by Hurricane Ian.

A plane crashed in New Smyrna Beach Thursday evening after what a pilot reported as an engine failure, according to Edgewater Fire Rescue Department.

The frustration amongst passengers flying into and out of the new Terminal C at the Orlando International Airport is mounting for those dropping off or picking up rental cars.

Nationwide pilot shortages have contributed to the hundreds of thousands of delays and flight cancelations across the U.S. in 2022. But the question remains: why is this happening?

SunRail hopes to have rail service restored by the end of the month to its southernmost destinations, following damage from Hurricane Ian.

SunRail is set to resume service to the Tupperware station Thursday, though other sections of the rail line are still dealing with damage sustained during Hurricane Ian.

Orlando International Airport announced on Thursday evening that passenger flights will resume after 12 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30.

Pictures shared on social media show several planes overturned at North Perry Airport in Broward County Tuesday near where a possible tornado touched down.

SunRail is set to resume service with a modified schedule on Monday, Oct. 3 as Central Florida begins to recover from the flooding and damage left behind by Hurricane Ian.

The first flights touched down Tuesday at Orlando International Airport’s newest terminal.

A Kissimmee LYNX bus service route will shut down at the end of September, according to transportation officials.

More international passengers are making their way through Orlando International Airport, which has seen a nearly 300% increase in international travel over 2021, according to GOAA.

Train companies around the country are bracing for a potential freight rail worker strike on Friday, and Amtrak is suspending long-distance train service in Florida because of it.

Commissioners with Orange County met to discuss the transportation sales tax initiative.

Osceola County continues to see massive growth, and with that comes transportation problems. A recent study found drivers in Osceola County have the worst commute in the state.

Whatever you choose to bring through security and onto the plane now goes into a bin at the new Terminal C security checkpoint. Everything. So there's less chance that laces or straps will get wrapped in the x-ray machine rollers.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced a 6-month SunPass toll rebate program during a news conference at Florida’s Turnpike Headquarters in Orlando.

The Florida Department of Transportation held a public information meeting Wednesday evening regarding upgrades to an intersection in the Mills 50 District.

Teen Xpress is a mobile school-based healthcare unit that provides medical and mental health services to underserved and uninsured students of low-income middle and high schools Orange County.

Brightline, a private passenger rail line in Florida, announced a list of traffic advisories Monday as it works to construct a rail line extension connecting Orlando to West Palm Beach.

Oviedo Mayor Megan Sladek is asking city residents to start walking and biking more often — her proposed solution to the city's traffic and gridlock issues in areas like Mitchell Hammock Road and Oviedo on the Park.

The Oviedo City Council introduces a plan to relieve traffic issues in the city.

Starting Sunday, Brightline crews will ramp up test runs along a portion of newly double-tracked rail corridor in Brevard County — with trains accelerating up to 79 mph, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.

The Florida Department of Transportation is looking to make improvements to a section of Robinson Street running through downtown Orlando with the aim of making it safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

The Transportation Security Administration said it’s on track to stop a record-setting number of guns at checkpoints across the country in 2022.

With the need for bus drivers remaining high, Orange County Public Schools held the first of many summer job fairs Monday at Edgewater High School.

Brightline will begin carrying passengers from Orlando to Miami in 2023.

Traveling between Sanford and Mt. Dora just got easier.

The plan calls for approximately $13 million in restoration and maintenance of 1,550 acres of Split Oak Forest for a 30-year period.

Orange County commissioners voted Tuesday to send a penny sales tax to the November ballot, giving voters the ultimate say on whether it will pass.

Orange County’s mayor is meeting with business leaders Tuesday to deliver a final push for his transportation initiative.

It's a make or break week for Orange County Mayor Jerry Deming's transportation initiative.

Local leaders and business partners gathered Thursday to discuss transportation concerns during the 2022 Orange County Regional Economic Summit.

Since the national mask mandate was overturned, several companies have announced face coverings are now optional in their facilities and on their public transportation.

Orlando International Airport is in the state’s lead as Florida airports continue to rank in the nation’s top 10 every year for where passengers are most often stopped at checkpoints with a gun.

All in-office and online FLHSMV driver's license services to be unavailable from 7 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Monday.

24% of Osceola County bus routes did not have a driver Friday morning, according to a district spokesperson.

The Osceola County school district is warning of possible bus delays as it anticipates drivers calling out of work ahead of the holiday weekend.

Zach Downes with the Osceola County School District Transportation Services explained three school bus routes were in jeopardy Tuesday morning after several bus drivers called out sick.

On Saturday, long lines at Southwest could be seen wrapping around to the lobby, with some passengers saying they’ve been in line for more than four hours.

The nationwide average price for a gallon of unleaded gas has reached record highs in 2022, according to GasBuddy.com.

Two SunRail trains in Altamonte Springs were experiencing delays Wednesday evening as police investigated a report about a suspicious package, the department said.

Chinese authorities have officially declared that there were no survivors in the crash of a China Eastern 737-800 earlier this week with 132 people on board.

Each TUI flight will carry 300 to 345 passengers from the U.K. to Melbourne. Airport officials expect 11 flights per week through May 1, when flights will increase to 16 per week.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has just over a month to convince at least three out of the six county commissioners to vote in favor of putting a penny sales tax measure on the November ballot.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is relaunching his transportation initiative, working to gain support for his one-cent sales tax hike proposal.

Thursday marks the third day in a row Florida has broken its all-time record for gas prices, soaring from $4.06 for a gallon of regular March 7 to now $4.35 on average, higher even than the national average of $4.32.

Over the past several years, MetroPlan Orlando, a regional transportation partnership, has been developing a regional Complete Streets policy to guide and plan the design of Central Florida’s transportation network.

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the automatic emergency braking systems on more than 1.7 million newer Hondas can stop the vehicles for no reason.

Safety technology company BusPatrol will partner with Brevard Public Schools for a pilot program meant to improve the effectiveness of cameras designed to catch drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses, the district announced.

Orange County is reintroducing online surveys and community open houses to answer the transportation needs and priorities of its residents.

An official opening date for the Interstate 4 express lanes could be announced in the next few weeks, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.

The Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority’s LYNX bus service announced Tuesday it was awarded a $300,000 as part of a national program for transportation projects.

The first Brightline train entered Brevard County for a practice run Tuesday between South Florida and the Orlando airport.

If you live in a part of the country where you experience all four seasons then you’re pretty used to snowplows cleaning up the streets of your town when mother nature decides to dump inches of snow on the ground.

With the new year comes a renewed push for Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings to pursue the passing of a one-cent sales tax for transportation in the November 2022 election.

Disney said on social media earlier this month that its trams would return to Magic Kingdom before the end of the month and other Walt Disney World theme parks throughout 2022.

Brightline hopes to launch higher-speed passenger train service along an $8 billion, 320-mile rail network stretching from Miami to Orlando to Tampa Bay.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings says the future of transportation in Orange County might include another penny sales tax.

Guests wanting to park hop from Disney’s Magic Kingdom theme park to EPCOT will soon have another form of transportation.

More than 3,000 people shared their opinions on topics from driving habits to public transpiration within the Greater Orlando area.