RNC causing commuter confusion across Tampa Bay

7:12 PM, Aug 28, 2012   |    comments
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Tampa, Florida -- Call it convention commuter confusion. These days, you need to go with anything but autopilot when it comes to navigating around Tampa Bay.

Since the Republican National Convention got under way, many traveling around Tampa had to adjust their morning route.

SEE ALSO: Security, road closures for RNC

Mike Bosch, a salesman, can usually make it to his customer in about 20 minutes. But on Tuesday that trip doubled.  

Although traffic doesn't seem to bother this self-proclaimed Republican, Bosch figures the taillights spell a bright spot for the area.

"It's good for the city, there's a lot of businesses profiting from the convention. So for me to be inconvenienced and not use the Crosstown for a few days is very minimal compared to what this convention is doing for our city."


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