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35-453: As part of Florida's Turnpike network, SunPass , E-Pass , and LeeWay electronic toll collection were recognized along with coin collection at toll plazas and interchange ramps. The Polk Parkway didn't, however, employ open road tolling like numerous other toll roads in Florida until on September 23, 2022, at 8:00 pm, when it went to all-electronic tolling, like the other toll roads within

70-412: A bill to the registered owner of the vehicle. The bill consists of the toll and an administrative fee. If the person fails to pay the toll and accompanying fees at all, the person would be fined $ 100 plus the tolls owed; in some cases, court costs, points against the driver's license, and the suspension of the license and registration would also be levied. SunPass is fully interoperable with E-Pass (from

105-470: A division of Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). The system utilizes windshield-mounted RFID transponders manufactured by TransCore and lane equipment designed by companies including TransCore , SAIC , and Raytheon . SunPass was introduced on April 24, 1999, and by October 1 of the same year, more than 100,000 SunPass transponders had been sold. In early 2009, all Easy Pay customers automatically became SunPass Plus customers if they opt-in and have

140-477: A part of Senate Bill 1316. The Parkway's groundbreaking was on January 25, 1996. The western 7.5 miles (12.1 km) of the Parkway opened to traffic on August 9, 1998. The central section, approximately 10 miles (16 km) in length, opened to traffic on 2 August 1999. The easternmost 7.5 miles (12.1 km) of road opened to traffic on 12 December 1999, completing the highway at a cost of $ 490 million. In

175-576: A terrain consisting of flatland interspersed with gently rolling hills. The climate for the City of Polk City is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Polk City has a humid subtropical climate zone, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 2,713 people, 945 households, and 661 families residing in

210-571: Is a city in Polk County , Florida , United States. It is part of the Lakeland – Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 2,713 at the 2020 census. Polk City was incorporated as the Town of Polk City in 1925, and changed by ordinance to the City of Polk City in 2005. The city was named after the county, itself named after James Knox Polk , the eleventh president of

245-426: Is a four lane divided expressway for most of its length, although between Old Dixie Highway (Exit 18) and 0.5-mile (0.80 km) south of Pace Road (exit 23), the highway is a two-lane expressway , with one lane in each direction. As of 2015, the toll is $ 1.25 cash or $ 1.06 with SunPass at the three mainline toll plazas and $ 0.00-0.75 cash or $ 0.00-$ 0.53 with SunPass at junctions. The maximum toll for any trip along

280-438: Is located at 215 S. Bougainvillea Avenue. While small in both size and population Polk City offers its residents a vast array of activities throughout the year. For children there is Tee-Ball and Little League as well as a Pee-Wee football league. Polk City has a council-manager form of government, and is governed by a five-person council that elects a mayor and vice mayor from its membership. The Polk City power grid

315-596: Is not tolled as there is a mainline plaza to the west where the toll will be collected. The interchange opened on November 10, 2011, providing access to the new Florida Polytechnic University campus. The project is a public-private partnership between the Florida Department of Transportation—Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, USF Polytechnic, the Polk County Board of County Commissioners and The Williams Company. The 1998 Florida Legislature designated

350-550: Is the Eastern Toll Plaza. The Pace Road interchange collects tolls with SunPass only and was added to the highway in 2011 to provide access to Florida Polytechnic University , located on the southwest corner of the I-4/Polk Parkway interchange. The Polk Parkway was originally conceived in the 1950s as a circumferential route around Lakeland, and after several delays in planning due to funding shortfalls, it

385-737: The Central Florida Expressway Authority ), O-Pass (from Osceola County , which has been folded into E-Pass), LeeWay (from Lee County toll bridges) and the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) toll roads. SunPass, like other electronic toll collection (ETC) systems in Florida, was not initially compatible with systems outside of Florida. The federal MAP-21 transportation bill passed in July 2012 required all toll facilities to have interoperable road tolling systems by October 1, 2016, but it

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420-800: The Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike , the Sawgrass Expressway , and the Veterans Expressway to open road tolling , utilizing the SunPass transponders, in September 2010, February 2011, April 2014, and June 2014 respectively, ceasing cash collection. This allows free-flowing movement on both toll roads, moving through toll gantries at the former toll plazas. Motorists without a SunPass are billed through toll by plate . Toll-by-Plate uses cameras and sends

455-709: The Mini. Customers must establish an opening account of at least $ 10 to fund their tolls. Unused toll fees are only refunded if the user closes the account or takes advantage of a money-back guarantee . SunPass-only toll lanes on most toll roads in Florida allow a vehicle to proceed through the tollbooth at speeds of up to 25 mph (40 km/h) as a safety precaution. The Turnpike utilizes all-electronic tolling (AET) and toll by plate which handles highway speeds. The mainline toll barriers have dedicated lanes capable of full-speed automatic toll collection at up to 65 mph (105 km/h). Florida's Turnpike Enterprise converted

490-565: The Polk Parkway is $ 3.75 cash or $ 3.18 with SunPass. The Polk Parkway begins at Interstate 4 near the Hillsborough -Polk County line west of Lakeland. Until reaching Harden Boulevard (exit 5), the Polk Parkway passes through mostly undeveloped land. Just east of Airport Road (exit 3), the highway passes a large building with a green glass facade, which is the corporate headquarters for Publix Supermarkets . Before reaching exit 4,

525-546: The Polk Parkway. The first mainline toll plaza is located between South Florida Avenue and Lakeland Highlands Road. The eastbound exit and westbound entrance at SR 540 (exit 14) are located at the Central Toll Plaza. After crossing De Castro Road, the Polk Parkway curves to the north, passing the only operating landfill in Polk County. Along the curve is the westbound exit and eastbound entrance of

560-497: The SR ;540 junction, which is the location of the planned interchange with the future Central Polk Parkway . The Polk Parkway continues north for the remainder of its length. A 4 mi (6.4 km) segment between Old Dixie Highway and Pace Road is a two-lane highway; the only overpass along this segment was built to accommodate a second carriageway west of the current highway. About midway between Old Dixie Highway and Pace Road

595-698: The United States . The exact coordinates for the City of Polk City is located at 28°10′49″N 81°49′47″W  /  28.18028°N 81.82972°W  / 28.18028; -81.82972 . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km ), all land. Polk City is located within the Central Florida Highlands area of the Atlantic coastal plain with

630-623: The beginning of General James A. Van Fleet State Trail . Fantasy of Flight , an aviation-related attraction, takes visitors back to the pioneering days of early flight, World War I , World War II , and beyond. The museum closed in April 2014 but is planned to reopen later in a downscaled form. Polk City Community Library is a public library that is a member of the Polk County Library Cooperative. It provides free computer use and interlibrary loan services. The library

665-446: The city. As of the 2010 United States census , there were 1,562 people, 659 households, and 456 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,516 people, 542 households, and 422 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,966.2 inhabitants per square mile (759.2/km ). There were 596 housing units at an average density of 773.0 units per square mile (298.5 units/km ). The racial makeup of

700-478: The end of that year, along with Peach Pass in 2021. On May 28, 2021, the Florida's Turnpike Enterprise announced that its SunPass facilities would begin accepting E-ZPass. In addition, E-ZPass facilities began accepting SunPass Pro transponders (but not earlier SunPass transponders such as the SunPass Portable and SunPass Mini). On February 27, 2023, it was announced that SunPass was now compatible with

735-401: The glass windshield of the vehicle to work properly and, once applied, cannot be removed from a windshield without destroying the pass. The SunPass Mini sticker will not work on motorcycle windshields as they are not made of glass. SunPass Portable (or SunPass Pro) transponders can be transferred between vehicles. The Sunpass Pro portable transporter offers E-ZPass interoperability, unlike

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770-509: The growing county. There have been several plans presented to the public regarding a proposed Heartland Parkway which would be a roughly 110-mile (180 km) parkway extending from the Polk Parkway to Southwest Florida near Ft. Myers . There has also been a proposal to construct an extension from the Polk Parkway encircling Winter Haven and connecting with I-4 near the Polk-Osceola county line. Another proposed parkway would connect

805-428: The highway runs a half mile northeast of Lakeland Linder International Airport —a large general aviation airport—passing beneath the path of air traffic on Runway 5/23. Between Harden Boulevard (exit 5) and South Florida Avenue (exit 7), the Polk Parkway was built along the alignment of Drane Field Road, which is now truncated at Harden Boulevard and continues to South Florida Avenue as frontage roads along

840-472: The late summer of 2009, the Turnpike began widening the Polk Parkway from Interstate 4 at Polk City south to Pace Road from two lanes to four lanes. This $ 48 million design-build project includes construction of a SunPass-only interchange at Pace Road (exit 23), featuring a modified cloverleaf design, with a 25 cent toll for the to-and-from the east (north) movement. The to-and-from the west (south) movement

875-446: The median income for a household in the town was $ 32,083, and the median income for a family was $ 36,705. Males had a median income of $ 28,158 versus $ 20,579 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 14,108. About 13.6% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over. There is a yearly Founder's Day festival in midtown park located at

910-460: The network. SR 570 provides easier access to I-4 from Polk County cities Lakeland , Winter Haven , Bartow , Mulberry , and Auburndale , as well as providing quick routes from city to city. The road is signed east–west, although the section from SR 540 (exit 14) to the eastern I-4 junction runs nearly south to north. The control cities for the highway's signage are Tampa (westbound) and Orlando (eastbound). The Polk Parkway

945-480: The privilege of using their transponders to pay for airport parking at Tampa , Orlando , Palm Beach , Fort Lauderdale and Miami airports. Customers can opt out of the SunPass Plus program. The Mini was introduced on July 1, 2008, and became available at retail locations. The Mini is a RFID passive transponder, about the size of a credit card, and requires no batteries. The transponder must be mounted on

980-607: The southeast corner of the Polk Parkway with State Road 60 east of Lake Wales. These will be realized as the Central Polk Parkway (SR 570B), which is currently in the design phase. The entire route is in Polk County . SunPass SunPass is an electronic toll collection system within the state of Florida, United States. It was created in 1999 by the Florida Department of Transportation 's (FDOT's) Office of Toll Operations, operating now as

1015-810: The toll roads in Kansas and Oklahoma, as well as on certain toll roads in Texas. Both the SunPass Mini and SunPass Pro transponders are supported. Certain transponders from these three states can be used on all roads maintained by the Florida Turnpike Enterprise. But Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas transponders currently cannot be used on any roads or portions of roads maintained by the Central Florida Expressway Authority. Polk City, Florida Polk City

1050-547: The town was 94.13% White , 1.91% African American , 0.33% Native American , 0.40% Asian , 1.78% from other races , and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.11% of the population. In 2000, there were 542 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who

1085-628: The western 7 miles (11 km) of the Polk Parkway (between Interstate 4 and South Florida Avenue ( State Road 37 ) as the James Henry Mills Medal of Honor Parkway. Mills was the only native of Polk County to receive a medal of honor in World War II, in recognition of his heroic actions in Cisterna , Italy. The Polk Parkway has become an important part of Polk County's transportation infrastructure as traffic has increased in

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1120-444: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.07. In 2000, in the town the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males. In 2000,

1155-529: Was made with Georgia's Peach Pass , allowing SunPass holders to utilize the I-85 Express lanes and any future toll roads or lanes in the state. The C-Pass system operated by Miami-Dade County Public Works on the Rickenbacker and Venetian Causeways was replaced by SunPass and pay-by-plate on September 23, 2014. In July 2020, E-ZPass announced that SunPass would be compatible with E-ZPass by

1190-562: Was not met. SunPass announced in 2012 for plans to eventually become interoperable with E-ZPass . As a step towards this, the older battery-powered SunPass transponders were phased out by the end of 2015; new batteryless models can work with tolling equipment in other states. On July 29, 2013, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise made an interoperability agreement with North Carolina Turnpike Authority and its NC Quick Pass, allowing SunPass holders to utilize North Carolina's toll roads and lanes. On November 12, 2014, an interoperability agreement

1225-770: Was revived as the Imperial Parkway by the Polk County Commission in 1986. Due to the delays, a proposal in the 1970s/1980s that would have connected the parkway with the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway never came to fruition. In the spring of 1990, the Florida Legislature led by Senate leader and Winter Haven resident Bob Crawford, incorporated the Polk Parkway into the Turnpike Expansion Program,

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