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Tollmageddon in Miami

Tollmageddon is HERE!  #tollmageddon Take action! Call your elected official now! Watch CBS4’s Jim Defede confront MDX director on toll hikes. (fast forward to 5 min mark for interview) Just In Time For Christmas  – Less Money For Shopping, More … Continue reading

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Mayor Carlos Gimenez Answers Questions about MDX

Mayor, how come we can’t reach you or talk to you about Miami-Dade Expressway Authority, MDX? Miami-Dade County Mayor, Carlos Gimenez spoke at a Kendall Federation of Homeowners Association (KFHA) meeting on April 24th.  The number one question asked was … Continue reading

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Join RollBackTolls.com and speak up about MDX tolls.

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MDX Board Meeting presentation- Tuesday Jan. 25.

This past Tuesday evening I spoke before the MDX board of directors.  I expressed many of the concerns from the toll paying community that we have heard in these past 6 months.  Specifically from our area of southwest Miami-Dade where … Continue reading

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Welcome To “Roll Back Tolls”- Join us in standing up against excessive tolling by MDX.

Thank you for taking the time to find our website today. We are a small “grassroots” group of Kendall residents that have “had enough” of out of control and un-fair tolling by MDX (Miami-Dade Expressway Authority). Join us and make … Continue reading

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MDX-Make paying tolls fairer for all.

Idea for Rolling Back Toll rates One idea that we have presented to MDX (Miami-Dade Expressway Authority) is for them to consider “rolling back” the toll rates on all roads and highways which now use ORT(open road tolling).  The fact … Continue reading

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Bad Singage Misdirects- re-printed from Miami Herald, Dec. 27

On Monday, Dec. 13, I was traveling southbound on the Palmetto Expressway and drove south of Bird Road.  I had to get to Dixie Highway, but unfortunately the expressway signage was poor.  I was forced over to the left, which … Continue reading

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Our meeting with State Representative Carlos Trujillo

We would like to thank representative Trujillo and his office staff for making us feel welcomed and for listening to our concerns about MDX, Miami-Dade Expressway Authority. At our meeting Miller and I talked about the many things we have … Continue reading

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MDX’s Outstanding debt as of Dec 7, 2010: $2,536,467,845.00 ($2.5 billion)

We attended the MDX finance committee meeting yesterday Dec. 7th and learned a few more things about MDX and how it operates.  Mainly that they are operating with a $2.5 Billion debt!!  Not million folks, but a 2.5 “Carl Sagan” … Continue reading

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Fairer Tolling is a Two Way Highway.

A fair and equitable solution would be to “roll back” the overall toll rates on these roads by the exact percentage of increased revenue generated from the additional toll sites/gantries. Continue reading

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