State Officials Listen To Miami Lawmakers About Banning Tolls On Palmetto Expressway

SA国际传谋 Public Media | By Martin Vassolo / Miami Herald

Published February 25, 2020 at 8:39 AM EST

Since September, drivers on the Palmetto Expressway in Miami have paid tolls to drive in the express lanes. Two legislators sponsored a bill to get rid of the tolls and convert the express lanes to regular lanes.

Florida State Sen. Manny D铆az has been driving on the Palmetto Expressway since he got his license more than 30 years ago.

Traffic has never been worse, he said. Residents agree.

Now, the Florida Department of Transportation is suspending tolls on State Road 826 and rolling back the express lane program that critics say has created more traffic issues than it solved.