SunPass

curious - what are they ?

http://www.sunpass.com/

i'm not sure i'd get one if you're not going to be crossing the bridge on a regular basis, at least until the 331 bridge becomes a tollway.

these are currently where sunpass works:

* Turnpike Mainline
* Homestead Extension (Miami-Dade)
* Sawgrass Expressway (Broward)
* Alligator Alley (Broward/Collier)
* Seminole Expressway (Orlando)
* Southern Connector Extension (Orlando)
* Suncoast Parkway (Tampa)
* Veterans Expressway (Tampa)
* LeeRoy Selmon Crosstown Expressway (Tampa)
* Polk Parkway (Lakeland)

In Miami-Dade, SunPass works on the following MDX roads:

* SR 112 - Airport Expressway
* SR 836 - Dolphin Expressway
* SR 874 - Don Shula Expressway
* SR 924 - Gratigny Parkway

In the Orlando area SunPass works on E-Pass and O-Pass roads.

SunPass also works on the following bridges:

* Sunshine Skyway (St. Petersburg)
* Pinellas Bayway (St. Petersburg)
* Mid-Bay Bridge (Niceville)
* Garcon Point Bridge (Milton)

In the Fort Myers area SunPass works on all three LeeWay bridges:

* Midpoint Memorial Toll Bridge
* Cape Coral Toll Bridge
* Sanibel Causeway Toll Bridge

The 331 bridge is going to become a toll bridge? I guess I've been in a cave, but this is the first I've heard of this. I question the legality of the existance of a toll bridge on a US highway.

Thanks. I tend to use the Mid-bay bridge at least two times a week when down there to get to the airport. I am always fumbling around finding cash when I should be paying attention to the traffic (or admiring the view of the bay!). Looks like you can get the transponders at CVS and Publix. That's convenient.

Thanks. I tend to use the Mid-bay bridge at least two times a week when down there to get to the airport. I am always fumbling around finding cash when I should be paying attention to the traffic (or admiring the view of the bay!). Looks like you can get the transponders at CVS and Publix. That's convenient.

We got ours at CVS. After you purchase the transponder, you just need to call a number to get it set up with your car. It costs a bit of money up front for the transponder, but the rates are a little cheaper on the Mid-bay bridge when you use it.

I am curious about the SunPass tags. Where do you get these?

Get them at Publix at the customer service counter after your lotto/cigarette purchases. You may manage your account online to alter how you replenish your account.

There is a little building right beside the Mid Bay Bridge Toll Booth to the west. Go in there and you can get the SunPass box. Then they will send you a coupon book in the mail where you can send in money when needed.

When you pass through the SunPass booth, if your account is low, the proceed on sign will tell you.

The money you send into the account never expires, plus you get a discounted rate going over the bridge.

I believe the toll on the Midway Bridge is $2.50 normal, but with SunPass you only depleat $1.50 out of your account.

ALSO, there is a SunPass tolder with suction cups that you can purchase from a gas station at the end of the Road from the bridge in Niceville. It is nice because you don't have to use the sticky strips to affix it to your windshield, plus you can put it up and remove it when needed.

I ordered one online and had it mailed. Easy.

We're on the Mid Bay Bridge several time a week, and the transponders are worth every penny. It's not just saving a buck on every crossing, but also getting to blow right past a couple dozen cars stuck in the toll lanes.

The 331 bridge going to toll rumor has been circulating for a while now. They've simply got to raise the causeway because of hurricane overwash concerns, and considering how there's never enough tax money to cover road projects in this state, I wouldn't be surprised to see the bridge go toll to pay for the needed upgrades.

I just thought of a detail...wonder if I can get one with out of state plates....although I do pay LOTS of taxes in FL!!!!!

We're on the Mid Bay Bridge several time a week, and the transponders are worth every penny. It's not just saving a buck on every crossing, but also getting to blow right past a couple dozen cars stuck in the toll lanes.

The 331 bridge going to toll rumor has been circulating for a while now. They've simply got to raise the causeway because of hurricane overwash concerns, and considering how there's never enough tax money to cover road projects in this state, I wouldn't be surprised to see the bridge go toll to pay for the needed upgrades.

It isn't a rumor. The plan is that when the bridge is expanded to 4 lanes and raised, that it will become a toll bridge. That is still several years away though.

I just thought of a detail...wonder if I can get one with out of state plates....although I do pay LOTS of taxes in FL!!!!!

Uncertain about SunPass - but in Chicago you can get a I-Pass with out-of-state plates. I would think they wouldn't care as long as they get your money.

Uncertain about SunPass - but in Chicago you can get a I-Pass with out-of-state plates. I would think they wouldn't care as long as they get your money.

:lolabove: ...money talks, huh? I will check on this sometime this week and let ya' know!

Sunpass doesn't care where the billing address is as long as the money keeps coming in. My parents have one for their Michigan-licensed minivan.