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YEARS. WITH AN EYE TOWARD
SAFETY AND GROWTH, A NEW
PROJECT HAS STARTED ALONG
FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE. IT WILL
EVENTUALLY ALLOW COMMUTERS TO
CRUISE ALONG WITHOUT SLOWING
DOWN TO PAY TOLLS. DORI
ROBAU IS AT THE TURNPIKE TOLL
PLAZA AT LANTANA ROAD WITH
MORE.DORI? ERIC- THIS
CONSTRUCTION MAY SLOW YOU DOWN
FOR NOW, BUT IT COULD ACTUALLY
MAKE YOUR
TRUCK DRIVERS
HOPING TO CATCH UP ON SOME
SLEEP WI
ON FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE WILL
CHANGE THE WAY "SUNPASS" USERS
EXIT 4 SOUTH FLORIDA TOLL
PLAZAS. THE TOLL PLAZAS WILL
BECOME "OPEN ROAD TOLLING"
WHERE DRIVERS WILL BE ABLE TO
CONTINUE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY
SPEEDS WHILE PAYING THEIR
TOLLS. NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S
DORI ROBAU JOINS US LIVE FROM
THE LANTANA TOLL PLAZA WHERE
CONSTRUCTION IS ALREADY
UNDERWAY. GOOD MORNING DORI.
ROXANNE- WHEN THIS
CONSTRUCTION IS FINISHED,
DRIVERS WITH A SUN PASS WON'T
HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO GO
THROUGH THE TOLL BOOTHS-
NICHOLE KALIL WITH FLORIDA'S
TURNPIKE IS HERE WITH US THIS
MORNING.
IT'S 6:KELLER IS DEAD. A N
PROJECT UNDERWAY ALONG
FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE WILL CHANGE
THE WAY "SUNPASS" USERS GO
THROUGH SEVERAL TOLL PLAZAS.
AS NEWSCHANNEL 5'S DORI
ROBAU REPORTS- IT*COULD
SUBSTANTIALLY SPEED-UP YOUR
COMMUTE. (nats turnpike)
RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC CAN REALLY
SLOWDRIVERS DOWN - EVEN ON THE
SUNPASS LANES OF FLORIDA'S
TURNPIKE.5:15 it's becoming
like everyone got a sun pass
so the lines are getting
slower, longer, and I think
more dangerous. SUN PASS
USERS DON'T HAVE TO STOP TO
PAY TOLLS- BUT THEY DO HAVE TO
SLOW DOWN. A NEW METHOD OF
TOLLING BEING BUILT AT 4 SOUTH
FLORIDA PLAZAS- INCLUDING
THIS ONE IN LANTANA- IS AIMED
AT CHANGING THAT. 0:31 Right
now customers can go 25 miles
per hour safely and when we
complete our project, which
means remove some of the
concrete barriers and change
equipment customers will be
able to go 55 miles per hour."
THE EXISTING CASH LANES
WILL STILL BE OPEN- BUT
NICHOLE KAHLIL- WITH THE
TURNPIKE EXPECTS THE NEW "OPEN
ROAD TOLLS" WILL DRAW MORE
PEOPLE AWAY FROM THEM- AND
INTO THE SUN PASS LANES.1:25
we should be able to
accommodate an additional 800
vehicles per lane once open
road tolling is implemented."
THAT'S PER HOUR. IT'S
SOMETHING GRANT GISONDO- WHO
USES THE TURNPIKE EVERY DAY-
SAYS HE CAN GET USED TO.4:34
"To slow down to 25 miles per
hour when you're doing
approximately 70 is a problem-
it causes traffic, people
forget, slam on breaks, you
have a better chance or rear
ending someone."DORI
"construction will take place
between 7:30 in the evening
and 6:30 in the morning...
they expect to be finished by
April.Dori Robau, NC%."
TRUCKERS WHO WANT TO SLEEP
WILL
TRUCKERS WHO TRUCKERS