Tolls will resume on most Florida highways this weekend

WUSF | By Carl Lisciandrello

Published October 14, 2022 at 1:28 PM EDT

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will present a proposal to the Florida Legislature that would expand a program to offer discounts to commuters who use SunPass and other toll transponders.

Motorists on most Florida highways will once again pay tolls.

Toll authorities, including the Florida Department of Transportation, announced in a news release that the tolls will resume Saturday starting at 6 a.m.

The tolls were suspended prior to Hurricane Ian making landfall more than two weeks ago to prepare for evacuations and emergency response.

Highways across the greater Tampa Bay region:

Suncoast Parkway
Veterans Expressway
Selmon Expressway
I-4 Connector
I-4 Express
Polk Parkway

The tolls will remain suspended on these highways to "provide crucial support and hurricane recovery assistance to the hardest impacted region of Florida," according to the release:

Sunshine Skyway
Pinellas Bayway
Alligator Alley

Tolls will be also reinstated on these highways:

Beachline Expressway
Florida’s Turnpike Mainline, north of Milepost 249
Seminole Expressway
Southern Connector Extension
Wekiva Parkway
Western Beltway
Apopka Expressway
Central Florida Greeneway
Goldenrod Extension
Osceola Parkway
Poinciana Parkway
SR453
Western Beltway

Roads across Southwest and Central Florida — including Hardee, Highlands and DeSoto counties — remain closed after they were damaged during the hurricane.