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The Florida Department of Transportation was created in July 1969, with the Florida State Turnpike Authority becoming a part of the new FDOT. [ 14 ] On September 1, 1971, the Turnpike switched from a sequential exit numbering system to a hybrid numbering system, where adjacent exit numbers differed by 4 south of SR 60 (exit 60 at the time) and ...
The following is a list of toll roads in Florida. Florida has 734 miles (1,181 km) of toll roads, bridges, and causeways as of June 2013. The longest of these is Florida's Turnpike, running 313 miles (504 km), opened in 1957. Most toll roads have state road designations with a special toll shield, including the Turnpike and Homestead Extension.
State Road 417. State Road 417 (SR 417), also known as the Central Florida GreeneWay, Seminole County Expressway (depending on the location), Eastern Beltway and Orlando East Bypass, is a controlled-access toll road forming the eastern beltway around the city of Orlando, Florida, United States. It is owned and maintained by the Central Florida ...
The thousands of South Floridians who each day commute on Florida’s Turnpike will finally see some relief in the coming years — with the state advancing plans to widen stretches of the highway ...
Turnpike—Express lanes are being added to 20 miles (32 km) of the Turnpike through Miami-Dade County. [108] [109] I-295—Express lanes are being added between I-95 and the St. John's River (Buckman Bridge). [110] Plans for express lanes between State Road 9B and J. Turner Butler Boulevard are being finalized with land acquisition beginning ...
September 21, 2024 at 8:11 AM. LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida turnpike was closed for several hours Saturday morning due to a multi-vehicle crash, according to FHP. The crash happened around 5:20 ...
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. [1] The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the State Road Department (SRD). The current Secretary of Transportation is Jared W. Perdue.
The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) is a highway authority responsible for construction, maintenance and operation of toll roads in five counties of Greater Orlando (Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, and Brevard Counties). It was created in 2014 to replace the Orlando–Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA), which only had ...