New Tampa grew fast, but its roads didn't — and a delayed project to speed up 911 calls keeps stalling

New Tampa has one of the slowest emergency response times in the city, and a cut-through on K-Bar Ranch Parkway that is supposed to help has been closed for months amid repeated delays. New Tampa grew fast, but its roads didn't and a delayed project to speed up 911 calls keeps stallingA "road closed" sign has sat at the end of K-Bar Ranch Parkway for months. Residents say they are frustrated as new homes continue to go up in the area while the roadway remains unfinished."There's plenty of frustration," said Robert Rodriguez, a New Tampa resident. "Communities are being built, families are being moved in before a road is being done."Rodriguez said he has watched the neighborhood grow firsthand."I'm an electrician, so I built half those houses back there, so I know kind of how fast they went up," Rodriguez said. "Like within 2 years they probably built over 200 homes."But the infrastructure has not kept up with the growth. According to Google Maps, it takes about 17 minutes for someone