In a news release highlighting last year’s departmental accomplishments, Florida DOT noted that its expired “one-year Toll Relief Program to benefit Floridians who frequently commute on Florida toll roads” reduced the costs of 1.2 million drivers by a per capita average of $400. The department added that the program’s $470 million cost was funded through a general revenue surplus and did not impact funding for transportation projects. The release also mentioned the expansion of SunPass interoperability during 2023. Additional topics spotlighted were disaster response, safety and workforce development initiatives, technology and infrastructure resiliency programs and the state’s massive investment in highways and roads.
The release looks ahead to projects that will “begin or continue in the coming year, most notably the groundbreaking of several Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative projects.
TRN notes that FDOT’s toll relief program website was recently taken offline, but a cached version is still accessible via Google.