![]() ![]() However roads operated by Florida’s Turnpike Enterprises (part of the Florida Department of Transportation ), such as Florida’s Turnpike (S.R. It was only accepted on roads maintained by the Central Florida Expressway Authority, which were certain (but not all!) roads in the greater Central Florida region (specifically all or parts of State Roads 408, 414, 417, 429, 451 and 528 (the 417 and 528 are the two roads most often used between Orlando International Airport and Walt Disney World). ![]() ![]() Effective September 1, 2018, E-ZPass could be finally be used on some of the toll roads in Florida. As a state with high visitor and snowbird volume, that meant travelers to Florida who had an E-Zpass had to either avoid toll roads, pay cash at tolls (which isn’t even an option when some major roadways are “electronic payment only”), pay crazy prices to rental car companies for toll payment privileges, or buy their own transponder locally and maintain a balance year-round.īut the toll companies knew it, and decided to do something about it. Not just in certain areas, and not “only on certain roads but not others,” but EVERYWHERE.Įstablished in 1987, the toll transponder system known as E-ZPass has slowly grown to be accepted in 18 states, including virtually the entire eastern seaboard…except Florida. It’s been a long time coming, and experienced delay after delay, but effective May 28, 2021, E-ZPass can finally be used throughout the state of Florida.Īnd by that, I mean the WHOLE state. ![]()
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