All-electronic tolls standard adopted for Causeway, Cape bridges
All-electronic tolling will continue permanently on the Cape Coral, Midpoint and Sanibel Causeway bridges under a plan approved on June 15 by the Lee County Board of County Commissioners.
The plan also means the board will return to the same tollway fee structure that was in place before the pandemic, including re-instating a $3 administrative fee for motorists who do not have transponders.
The board also voted to conduct a future public hearing to eliminate the motorcycle toll discount to be consistent with the state’s SunPass program. The discount is for $1 or $4, depending on the bridge.
Transponders used for all-electronic tolling are available for free at www.leewayinfo.com.
The benefits of continuing all-electronic tolling include:
– Easing traffic congestion
– Enhancing driver and employee safety
– Maximizing the technology capabilities already in place at the toll plazas
– Mirroring changes made to Florida’s SunPass program
In March 2020, cash transactions were eliminated due to the emerging pandemic. Instead, the county handled tolling through transponders or by pay-by-plate, in which license tags are photographed as vehicles pass through the toll plazas. Also at that time, the $3 administrative fee for each pay-by-plate transaction was suspended.
Now that all-electronic tolling will be the standard, the fee for toll-by-plate will be reinstated in October. The toll on the Cape Coral and Midpoint bridges will be $2 with a transponder and $5 for pay-by-plate, and the toll on the Sanibel Causeway will be $6 by transponder or $9 for toll-by-plate.
If approved after a public hearing, motorcycles also will pay the same rate as standard passenger vehicles. It would begin in October.
The county will implement a communications campaign to ensure motorists and stakeholders are aware of the changes before autumn.
For more information, visit https://www.leewayinfo.com.