S.R. 54/56 Toll Road Proposal Officially Axed

A concerned Pasco resident expresses opposition to the proposed S.R. 54/56 elevated toll road during a public meeting at Sunlake High School in March.
A concerned Pasco resident expresses opposition to the crowd and Pasco Administrator Michele Baker (left) about the proposed S.R. 54/56 elevated toll road during a public meeting at Sunlake High School in March.

By Matt Wiley

After months of speculation, negotiation and apparent opposition throughout Pasco County, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) officially has pulled the plug on the proposed S.R. 54/S.R. 56 (54/56) elevated toll road plan that would have linked U.S. 301 in Zephyrhills to U.S. 19 in New Port Richey along the 54/56 corridor (just a few miles north of New Tampa).Continue reading

Update: PACA & Residents Along S.R. 54/56 Protest Proposed Toll Road

Pasco development administrator Richard Ghering tries to control the angry crowd during the first town hall meeting to discuss the proposed S.R. 54/56 elevated toll road in the Sunlake High gymnasium in Land O'Lakes.
Pasco development administrator Richard Ghering tries to control the angry crowd during the first town hall meeting to discuss the proposed S.R. 54/56 elevated toll road in the Sunlake High gymnasium in Land O’Lakes in early March.

By Matt Wiley

Pasco County officials have a long road ahead of them if they want to quell the concerns of citizens living near the S.R. 54/56 corridor, which could house the county’s first privately-funded, elevated toll road—the FL 54 Xpress—in the not-so-distant future.Continue reading