Tolls Slashed By Almost Half On Garcon Point Bridge As State Takes Ownership

June 16, 2022

Tolls have been reduced by almost half on the Garcon Point Bridge effective today after the Florida Department of Transportation took ownership.

For SunPass customers, the toll has been reduced from $4.50 to $2.30, and from $5 to $2.75 for cash customers.

“For the first time, tolls collected on the Garcon Point Bridge will remain in Florida,” the Florida Department of Transportation said in a statement. All tolls collected previously to pay outstanding debt as while FDOT spent about $1.5 million each year.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in July 2021 that he was moving forward to lower tolls permanently as the state worked to acquire the bridge.

FDOT said in a statement:

“To alleviate burdensome toll escalations, Governor Ron DeSantis directed the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to reach an agreement with the trustee and bondholders to retire the outstanding bond debt on the Garcon Point Bridge in Santa Rosa County. Since July of last year, the department has been in back-and-forth negotiations with the bondholders to reach an agreement to buy out the remaining debt and acquire the bridge. The settlement initiates the transfer of ownership of the bridge facility to the department, improving operational efficiency and giving the department the ability to lower tolls for the Garcon Point Bridge.

“Floridians are dealing with skyrocketing inflation caused by the bad policies of the federal government, and lowering the tolls solidifies the Governor’s commitment to providing much-needed relief to the more than 6,000 motorists that use the bridge everyday.”

Comments

7 Responses to “Tolls Slashed By Almost Half On Garcon Point Bridge As State Takes Ownership”

  1. Andrew Edgar on June 17th, 2022 5:48 pm

    Thank you, Governor D.!!

  2. Big Jim on June 17th, 2022 9:23 am

    Quote: “So the “bad policies of the federal government” have caused inflation AROUND THE WORLD. Who knew that Biden had that much power?”

    Yes, when the central government of a country with the world’s largest economy starts making stupid decisions, like limiting and punishing the most cost-effective means of domestic energy production, it does cause negative impacts AROUND THE WORLD.

  3. Klem on June 16th, 2022 2:32 pm

    So where was all the excess toll going before?

  4. Josh Jones on June 16th, 2022 9:03 am

    “Floridians are dealing with skyrocketing inflation caused by the bad policies of the federal government,…”

    So the “bad policies of the federal government” have caused inflation AROUND THE WORLD. Who knew that Biden had that much power?

  5. RaD on June 16th, 2022 9:03 am

    The Sunpass rate can be any crazy amount ($2.30) since people just drive on through but I wish they would think about what “cash” people usually have on them and making it a round dollar figure, say $3 in this case.

  6. Lou on June 16th, 2022 8:37 am

    Outstanding.

  7. Jerry on June 16th, 2022 6:45 am

    Is this also going to be charged per axle as it has been?
    Or just a flat rate.

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