Miami's Highway Makeover

Thanks to recently acquired federal funding, commuter lanes along Miami's Interstate 95 will soon be replaced by toll lanes.

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August 16, 2007, 11:00 AM PDT

By Mike Lydon

"In the very near future, Interstate 95 is going to look a whole lot different -- and potentially cost a lot more -- for hundreds of thousands of South Florida motorists.

Bolstered by a $62.9 million federal grant announced Tuesday, the state will immediately begin converting the underused and unpopular High Occupancy Vehicle lanes into an all-electronic High Occupancy Toll highway.

South Florida was one of five traffic-plagued metropolitan areas awarded a total of $848 million to accelerate plans that aim to use technology and free-market principles to reduce congestion and enhance mass transit.

'This is a huge deal for South Florida,' said U.S. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, a Miami Republican who sits on the House Transportation Committee. 'We're going to be at the forefront of some serious innovations. I really believe this is going to have a pretty dramatic impact on traffic. It's been done in other places, and it works.'"

FULL STORY: I-95 to get express toll lanes

Wednesday, August 15, 2007 in The Miami Herald

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