The expressway authority board on Thursday agreed to increase discounts that have been offered to E-Pass users since 2016. The changes will increase from 10 percent to 20 percent the savings for 40 to 79 toll transactions a month, and savings will go from 15 percent to 25 percent when transactions reach 80 a month.
The changes, under consideration since March, are retroactive to Sept. 1 and are considered permanent. The decision came after Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a six-month directive to provide the same discount amounts on most Florida toll roads. DeSantis’ directive didn’t include roads under the Miami-Dade and Central Florida expressway authorities.
As he seeks re-election, DeSantis on Wednesday said he will ask the Legislature in 2023 to give frequent SunPass and E-Pass users 50 percent monthly credits for a full year and to include the expressway authority roads.
This article appears in Sep 8-14, 2022.