toll roads

In draft reports released Tuesday by the Florida Department of Transportation, the task forces said --- in somewhat similar language --- they couldn’t reach conclusions on specific needs for the roads because of the information available and displayed a preference for first improving or expanding existing highways and utility corridors.

A project tying toll roads to a broadband expansion has made some mad because they say there’s no need for additional roadways. Opponents believe the expansion can happen without road construction. But the Florida Department of Transportation Chief Engineer Will Watts believes it’s best to combine the two.

A new front against the building of three new toll roads has opened. Given the new coronavirus pandemic and economic uncertainty, can the state still afford them?

To prepare for more development, lawmakers in Florida are commissioning new toll roads through rural areas. But some communities are pushing back. "We don't need this toll road," one resident says.

If you’ve ever streamed music or browsed the internet during a road trip in Florida, you might have noticed the service can be spotty. Now lawmakers are…

Three new toll roads planned for the state are supposedly coming with millions of dollars to upgrade city and county septic and sewer systems. But there’s…

Are they an innovative approach to the state’s future transportation needs or an environmental and economic road to nowhere? Florida lawmakers approved…

Jefferson County residents are opposed to a planned toll road that would run through the county and into Georgia. The road is part of three Florida…

North Florida could be getting its first major toll road thanks to a bill signed by the Governor this summer. It’s one of three new major roadways to be…

Leon County Circuit Court Judge John Cooper ruled Friday that a state law abolishing the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority known as MDX is…