Florida

Orlando's only 'freeway' I-4 to get toll lanes - procurement of 40yr DBFOM contractor begins


2013-02-24: Orlando's expressway standard highways are all tolled with the exception of the busiest - the I-4 that wends its way southwest to northeast though the middle of the metro area going right by the central business district.

Florida and North Carolina announce interoperability to begin mid-2013, Georgia to join too REVISED


2012/12/19: Florida and North Carolina plan to have interoperable electronic toll systems working from July 1, 2013 according to an announcement today by Florida secretary of transportation Anath Prasad and his North Carolina counterpart Gene Conti. Georgia will follow.

Florida to get more readable license plates


Florida's department of motor vehicles plans to make new license plates that are more camera-readable than the present ones.

Julie Jones chief of the department says toll and speed enforcement cameras are missing or misreading far too many plates.

Oseola County FL's Poinciana Parkway after DB, CM, $s for Feb 2013 groundbreak


2012-10-01: Jeff Jones acting executive director of the Oseola County Expressway Authority (OCX) is aiming to break ground on his first tollroad, the Poinciana Parkway about February next year. The project is already delayed five years.

Jacksonville FL Outer Beltway moving forward with tolls - first 15 miles starting construction


2012-08-27: The $1.9 billion First Coast Outer Beltway project in the southwestern part of the Jacksonville metro area is moving into construction.

Tampa's Veterans Expressway being part widened and tolls converted to all-electronic


The Veterans Expressway FL589, a major highway  going north from the west of Tampa is having a 7 mile, 11km stretch widened from mostly 2x2 lanes up to 2x4 lanes and getting all-electronic toll (AET) collection.  It is a $236m project - estimated  construction cost $202m, design $20m, right of way $14m.

Battle over control of Orlando pike representation raises issue of who's least corruptible UPDATED


Who is least corruptible - appointees of elected officials, or elected officials themselves? That's the issue being discussed in Florida in the context of a tussle at the Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA).

Case for local/regional tollers put in Reason paper - FTE claims of big savings in consolidation contested


There's value in retaining local or regional toll authorities, and doubtful validity to claims that consolidation into a state toller will bring increased efficiencies - according to a Reason Foundation paper by Robert Poole and Daryl Fleming.

Wekiva Parkway gets regional plan approval


The regional planning organization of the Orlando area termed MetroPlan has approved the new Wekiva Parkway tollroad. Approval was regarded as more than a formality since the project was seen by some as taking money that has better uses. However the vote in favor was 17 to 2 according to the Orlando Sentinel.

The project is in a lightly developed northern section of the metro area but it will complete  belt route add well as providing improved mobility east-west across the north of the built-up area.

All at a high cost however of $1.7b for 25 miles.

Florida Turnpike procuring 3 or 4-way readers for interop with E-ZPass, NC, GA first up


Within a few weeks Florida Turnpike Enterprise will begin procurement of 3- or 4-mode readers to allow them to read E-ZPass transponders.

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