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State Road 429 in central Florida / Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Central Florida Expressway Authority Gives Drivers A Brake On Tolls

Catherine Welch

The Central Florida Expressway Authority board voted unanimously Thursday to freeze a 15 percent toll hike that was scheduled to kick in this summer.

Committee says it's time for a new board at Florida Virtual School. Photo: Flickr Creative Commons

Central Florida Expressway Authority Gives School Buses A Break On Tolls

Catherine Welch

The Central Florida Expressway Authority is nearly eliminating tolls for area school buses. The Expressway Authority board approved a rebate of 99 percent for school buses taking kids to official school events.

Local officials say funding is a major obstacle for LYNX. Photo: Flickr.

LYNX Faces Major Transition as CEO Resigns

Renata Sago

Central Florida’s regional bus service LYNX will lose its C-E-O John Lewis Jr. next month. He plans to take a job in North Carolina as head of the Charlotte Area Transit System.90.7’s Renata Sago reports, the move is part of what officials call a “complicated transition” for the bus system.

Wekiva Parkway will run twenty-five miles from I-4 to the 441 in Apopka. Photo: Central Florida Expressway Authority.

Work Starts on Central Florida's First Expressway with All Electronic Tolls

Renata Sago

Construction begins today on a road that will make the trip between I-4 and Apopka quicker. 90.7’s Renata Sago reports, the Wekiva Parkway isn’t slated to just be an expressway. Transportation officials say it’ll give drivers, walkers, and bikers and scenic view of Central Florida’s state parks.

Four ramps will give drivers direct access to I-4 to the south and Apopka to the north. Photo: Central Florida Expressway Authority.

New Interchange Gives West Orange County Drivers Access to I-4, Apopka

Renata Sago

Central Florida Expressway Authority officials are celebrating the completion of an interchange in west Orange County. They say it will make travel easier in a developing part of central Florida. 90.7’s Renata Sago has more.