It’s going to start costing you money to drive on a local highway.
Starting Monday, September 15th, the Florida Department of Transportation will start charging tolls on the First Coast Expressway from Blanding Boulevard to U.S. 17 in Clay County.
The newly built 18-mile segment has been open for just over a month, and its purpose is to ease congestion on some of the area’s busiest roads, including SR 16, Henley Road, and County Road 218. Up to 8,000 daily trips are expected to shift onto the new expressway, which includes a bridge over Black Creek.
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On this section of the First Coast Expressway, there are three locations where you’ll find tolls…