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Why does Florida have so many tolls?
I’m planning my drive to visit my newly retired parents in Florida, but it’s nearly impossible to avoid toll roads! Why are there so many toll roads in Florida?
Pat Roache · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Would you be surprised to find out that
Florida
has the most miles of toll roads in the country? And the reason why Florida has so many tolls is the same reason why so many people like to move and retire there: low state taxes. Florida tries hard to keep its income and property taxes as low as possible—but that leaves a lot of gaps when it comes to infrastructure budgets. As such, the state has built a heavy reliance on tolls to pay for road construction and maintenance—especially the roads in
Orlando
and the surrounding Central Florida region.No one likes paying for tolls, but sometimes they’re a necessity to get where we need to go!
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