'Road Scholar' Ambassadors make presentations about their travel tour experiences by speaking to retirement communities, affinity groups, and others to promote life-long learning in their. Turnpike Mainline (SR 91/SR 821), Sawgrass Expressway (SR 869), Alligator Alley, Polk Parkway (SR 570), Sunshine Skyway Bridge, I-4 Connector, Veterans Expressway (SR 589), Beachline East (SR 528) MP 0-8, Beachline West (SR 528) MP 31-46, Western Beltway (SR 429) MP 0-11, Southern Connector Extension (SR 417) MP 0-3, Seminole Expressway (SR 417) MP 38-55, Wekiva Parkway (SR 429) Mount Plymouth Road to SR 46, First Coast Expressway (SR 23), Garcon Point Bridge, Pinellas Bayway and express lanes. Road Scholar offers Intergenerational travel adventures to those who would like to share their travel experience with their adult children and grandchildren. Here is the list of roads that qualify for the program: To read more questions/answers on the program, and to view a map of affected roads, click here. 'As long as your account is in good savings, you will get this savings passed along to you,' he said. No action needs to be taken by SunPass account holders, DeSantis said. 'This is small but an important savings,' he said, adding that it would provide at least some breathing room for residents amid inflation. It will not apply to the Central Florida Expressway and Miami-Dade Expressway.ĭeSantis, speaking at Florida's Turnpike Headquarters, said the program could benefit about 400,000 drivers. 1 and will be in effect for six months, until the next legislative session, he said. Relive the fun-and frustrations-of road trips with the family with this wacky word game. Eighty toll road usages will result in a 25% credit, DeSantis said. The 'Sunpass Savings Program' will apply to Florida Department of Transportation-maintained toll roads, including I-4 Express lanes in Orange and Seminole counties, along with the Florida Turnpike.ĭrivers who use those toll roads 40 times in a month will see a 20% credit to their account the next month.

BELOW: List of roads/tolls that qualify.

Regular toll road users (40+ times per month) could see credits to their accounts.'SunPass Savings Program' announced Thursday.“Obviously there’s going to be more commercial projects around here that are going to happen, and they’re going to just need to (add extra lanes),” said Erickson.įDOT has $5.2 million set aside for design, but the construction portion of the project isn’t currently funded.įDOT officials did not give a timetable for when work might begin. The goal of the 2.2-mile project, according to FDOT, is to “accommodate future projected traffic demand and improve safety.” That’s why the officials at FDOT say they are looking at potentially making changes to SR-535, from US-192 to north of World Center Drive.Ī recent study found that SR-535 needs an extra travel lane in both directions, intersection improvements, and a separated bike path and sidewalk. “It is crazy the amount of people that come up and down this road all day long,” said Erickson. About Road ScholarNot-for-profit Road Scholar was founded in 1975. Search for your recommended Road Scholar reading and when you purchase your book you’re supporting local bookstores around the United States. While that number dipped during the pandemic, experts say it is starting to tick back up as more tourists return to Central Florida. The Road Scholar BookstoreWelcome to the Road Scholar bookstore, powered by. I have found Rick’s tours to be somewhat more consistent and that remains my favorite company. Similar philosophy, with the focus on education. Officials say that some 53,000 vehicles used SR-535 before COVID-19 hit. I have taken 9 RIck Steves tours and 4 Road Scholar trips over the past 6 years, and agree with Pam’s assessment.

“We were looking for a location that was close to Disney and the resorts like that,” he said.

Experts say the project will address future traffic demands on SR-535Įrickson and his family started the business, which is located off SR-535, a year and a half ago.

Data show that an estimated 53,000 vehicles used SR-535 before the pandemic.

FDOT officials say they are considering adding an extra lane on SR-535 at the Orange-Osceola county line.

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