Pasco County commissioners were clear on Tuesday that the plan to widen Wesley Chapel Boulevard to six lanes from State Road 54/56 to Old Pasco Road was long overdue. Stalled by redesigns and right-of-way purchase delays, county staff said the increase in traffic capacity was critically needed. That was especially true since the Wesley Chapel area has been ground zero for the county .
About 100 families were temporarily stranded Thursday when flooding caused by a deluge of nearly 10 inches of rain during an overnight storm blocked their ability to leave their property. Many of those families live on Sir Richard Road.