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In response to "It looks like from Atlanta we can get around it coming down the coast. Going to Huntsville Google won't route us around the Turnpike. " by spamlet

Yeah, Florida's Turnpikes are really just bonuses - or to get around rush hour areas.

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Jul 21 '20, 07:00

The turnpike around Orlando for example. We have one toll road here in Jax that just started up, and it's in a notoriously horrible morning/evening traffic area, so they are charging for you to get home quicker.

But other than ease of paying a few dollars to save 10 or 15 minutes, there's nothing that I can think of that you can't get to otherwise on regular highway roads.

Responses:

"We made it suck on purpose, so we charge for it to not suck." -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 07:02 5
- We approve zoning for a bunch of people to move here, but don't have a high enough gas tax to build the roads they need. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 21, 07:10
- It kind of pisses the socialist in me off. I pay taxes for roads, ergo, when we need more roads, they should build them. - JaxSean Jul 21, 07:06 3
  - The problem typically is lack of existing budget to pay for the widening/new road upfront. So they finance them with toll revenue. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 21, 07:08 2
    - Right, but I still think once they make that back, they should remove the tolls. - JaxSean Jul 21, 07:12 1
      - I agree. I don't know the specifics of the toll authority in FL but I would hope toll revenue is specifically set aside for roads under them. -- nm* - Strongbad Jul 21, 07:15

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Yeah, Florida's Turnpikes are really just bonuses - or to get around rush hour areas.

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