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Happy birthday, I-4 Express: Celebrate with a toll-free trip on Sunday

ORLANDO, Fla. — I-4 Express turns 1 year old this weekend, and to celebrate the Florida Department of Transportation is offering a day of free tolls on Sunday.

On a normal day, I-4 Express operates at fixed rate of 50 cents per trip, with a trip on all 21 miles of of the express lanes costing $3.50 eastbound and $3 westbound.

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Transportation officials said drivers made 12.7 million trips in on I-4 Express in the first year.

They said use of I-4 Express has grown every month since the lanes opened on February 26, 2022.

Read: Prices to increase for drivers using I-4 Express lanes

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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