TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) joins the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) and its division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), as well as transportation and safety agencies across Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee, in conducting Operation Southern Slow Down. This annual multi-state campaign, which is taking place July 13-18, 2026, focuses on reducing speed-related crashes […]

What Is Distracted Driving? Distracted driving is any activity that diverts attention from driving, including talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, talking to people in your vehicle, fiddling with the stereo, entertainment or navigation system — anything that takes your attention away from the task of safe driving. Texting is the most alarming distraction. Sending or reading a text takes your eyes […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ~ The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), and its division, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), has launched its summer Arrive Alive public safety campaign, a two month statewide effort running through July 31, 2026, to keep Floridians safe during one of the most patriotic seasons in our nation’s history. As communities prepare to celebrate America’s 250th birthday with 4th […]

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) opened a new ramp system at the Interstate 4 (I-4) and Sand Lake Road (State Road (S.R.) 482) This new traffic pattern gives motorists traveling from westbound I-4 and westbound Sand Lake Road a more direct connection to Turkey Lake Road while improving safety and easing congestion at Central Florida’s busiest interchange. The left turn […]

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) proudly joins fellow transportation agencies, law enforcement partners, construction crews, and community partners across the state and country in recognizing Work Zone Awareness Week, April 20-24, 2026. This campaign unites transportation agencies, law enforcement, construction crews, and community partners to raise awareness about the real dangers road workers face every day while performing essential work in our communities. This […]

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has completed major construction on a project that doubles the capacity of the westbound Interstate 4 (I-4) exit ramp to eastbound State Road (S.R.) 528 (Beachline Expressway) at Exit 72. Click here for full article.

~ Our partners are encouraging drivers to Put It Down and Focus on the Road ~   TALLAHASSEE Fla. ~ April kickoffs Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, its division, Florida Highway Patrol, and our partners are encouraging drivers to Put It Down and Focus on the Road. A crash occurs every 44 seconds in Florida, and one […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Driving impaired remains one of the most dangerous and entirely preventable threats on Florida’s roadways. Each year, lives are lost and families are permanently impacted due to drivers operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both. One in three fatal traffic crashes in the state involves an impaired driver and accounts for more than 30% of […]

From year to year, Florida has seen the amount of hit-and-run crashes remain steady, with nearly 25 percent of all crashes involving a hit-and-run. Although the majority of hit-and-run crashes only result in property damage, hit-and-run crashes can be deadly. The Hit-and-Run Awareness campaign aims to reduce the number of hit-and-run crashes in Florida by educating drivers on their responsibilities if involved in a crash and the […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, and its division, the Florida Highway Patrol, reminds drivers that January is Move Over Month. Under Florida law, vehicles are required to move over a lane for an emergency, service, utility, and disabled vehicles stopped on the side of the road, or slow down to 20 mph below the posted speed limit […]