CORRECTION:
WDBO previously reported that the lifting of the toll suspension applied to both Orlando and Tampa Bay area tollways. After clarification from the Central Florida Expressway Authority, that announcement only applied to roadways managed by CFX. WDBO has confirmed via the Florida Turnpike Enterprise that all tolls have been reinstated throughout the state.
UPDATE:
As of Friday, October 18th at 12:00pm, tolls have been reinstated in both the Orlando and Tampa Bay areas, according to the Central Florida Expressway Authority.
Original Story:
Highway tolls are reinstated after Governor Ron DeSantis suspended them in preparation for hurricane Milton. But there are some exceptions.
READ: Tolls suspended on many of Florida’s evacuation routes
Tolls were suspended across Central Florida and Alligator Alley in order to allow residents to evacuate and prepare for Hurricane Milton that made landfall last Wednesday. DeSantis issued this 7-day toll suspension at 10:30am on Monday, October 7th 2024 due to evacuation orders and expected heavy traffic because of the storm.
In a news release, DeSantis says “The Department is committed to ensuring motorists can get where they need to go as quickly and safely as possible, especially in preparation for a major hurricane. Suspending tolls across the central and west part of the state and Alligator Alley offers an additional option for families to easily get out of the storm’s direct path.”
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The Florida Department of Transportation and Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise suspended tolls until Monday October 14th at noon. That means today, tolls are back in place. But there are a few exceptions.
Toll suspensions have been extended for these central Florida roads according to FDOT.
CENTRAL FLORIDA (GREATER ORLANDO REGION) – OSCEOLA/ORANGE/LAKE / SEMINOLE/SUMTER/POLK COUNTIES
• Florida’s Turnpike Mainline between I-75 (MP 309) and Canoe Creek Service Plaza (MP 229)
• S.R. 451 • S.R. 453
• Wekiva Parkway
• Apopka Expressway
• Beachline Expressway
• Central Florida Greeneway
• East-West Expressway
• I-4 Express • Western Beltway
• Osceola Parkway
• Poinciana Parkway
• Southern Connector Extension
• Seminole Expressway
• Polk Parkway
WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA (TAMPA BAY REGION) – CITRUS, HERNANDO, HILLSBOROUGH, PINELLAS & PASCO COUNTIES
• Suncoast Parkway
• I-4 Connector
• Selmon Expressway
• Veterans Expressway
• Gateway Expressway
• 275 Express
• Pinellas Bayway
• Sunshine Skyway Bridge
No reinstatement date has been announced.
Update: WDBO reached out to FDOT for comment, they said they will contact us when an official reinstatement date is determined.
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