Florida's Turnpike Enterprise
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) is a unit of the Florida Department of Transportation that operates toll roads in Florida.[1] The current executive director is Nicola Liquori.
This article is about the government agency. For the toll road, see Florida's Turnpike.Agency overview
April 11, 2002
- Florida State Turnpike Authority (1957–1969)
- Nicola Liquori
System description[edit]
The flagship route of the FTE is Florida's Turnpike along with the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike. The FTE also operates Polk Parkway (SR 570), Suncoast Parkway (SR 589), Veterans Expressway (SR 589), Sawgrass Expressway (SR 869), the Seminole Expressway and Southern Connector portions of SR 417, the southern 11 miles (18 km) of Daniel Webster Western Beltway (SR 429) and the western eight miles (13 km) of Beachline Expressway (SR 528), known as Beachline West.[2]
The FTE collects tolls on the portion of Interstate 75 known as Alligator Alley, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the Pinellas Bayway System and the Beachline East (State Road 528), all FDOT-owned roads and bridges. It also provides toll collection services for the Garcon Point and Mid-Bay Bridges in Florida's Panhandle.[3]