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~FLHSMV provides travel tips to help you safely reach your holiday destination~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla.– Thanksgiving is a time for gathering with friends, family, and loved ones. Ensuring safe road travel is essential for a successful holiday. As Floridians and visitors travel our roadways this week and next, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), along with our statewide public safety partners, will be active and visible to […]

Department Highlights Reduction in Secondary Crashes During Crash Responder Safety Week  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – This week, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is joining partners across the state to recognize Crash Responder Safety Week (November 18-22, 2024) and highlight the continued success of enhanced traffic incident management training and various safety countermeasures to reduce secondary crashes on Florida’s roadways.  Every minute of every day, FDOT’s […]

TALLAHASSEE, FLA.- Every year in November, as the hurricane season begins winding down, we start looking forward to the fast-approaching holiday season. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), its Division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), and our public safety partners want to remind Florida residents and visitors that we all have a collective responsibility to arrive alive as we travel […]

Commuters who frequently drive I-4 Express and other Florida toll roads will see major savings this year. Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed into law a new Toll Relief Program through the Florida Department of Transportation. Motorists with 35 or more paid toll transactions per transponder within a calendar month will automatically receive a 50% credit back to their account. Motorists do not have to register. […]

Halloween preparation isn’t just candy, costumes, parties, or trick-or-treating. It’s also ensuring that you have a plan to avoid impaired or distracted driving. Impaired driving is defined as driving under the influence of alcohol and illegal or legal drugs. Impaired driving can cause drivers to experience: Slowed reaction time. Limited short-term memory. Decreased hand-eye coordination. Weakened concentration. Difficulty perceiving time and distance. If you will […]

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) is recognizing September 18-24, as Child Passenger Safety Week. During this time, FLHSMV is reminding parent drivers that children should always be wearing a seat belt or in a proper child safety restraint. If you are a parent driver or motorist who travels with children, read the following information on Florida safety belt laws and […]

A new toll discount program for customers who use Florida’s Turnpike System and toll facilities owned by the Florida Department of Transportation began September 1, 2022, and will run for six months. The toll relief program will give customers with at least 40 paid transactions a month a 20 percent credit to their SunPass account. Customers with 80 or more paid transactions will receive a […]

Floridians know that severe weather can happen at any time, and it can increase the potential for dangerous situations. This is especially true during hurricane season, which lasts until the end of November. Here are some safety tips for driving on I-4 Express or other Central Florida roadways in severe weather. In heavy fog or rain, the first thing you should do is activate your […]

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is temporarily closing eastbound and westbound I-4 Express from east of State Road (S.R.) 434 to west of Kennedy Blvd. overnight from 11 p.m. on July 14 to 5 a.m. on July 15. This closure will include the initial westbound I-4 Express slip ramp entrance at E.E. Williamson Road, the westbound I-4 Express direct connect entrance ramp from Central […]

Motorists who have driven within I-4 Express or alongside it on the nontolled lanes of Interstate 4 (I-4) likely have wondered what vehicles are permitted to use the new lanes. I-4 Express was designed to offer motorists a transportation option that provides a reliable trip through Orlando. Managed lanes, such as I-4 Express, are highway lanes designed to address congestion. They have been successfully implemented […]