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If you are instructed to use Toll-by-Plate, you will simply drive through the toll plaza without stopping and receive your $1 bill in the mail through the Toll-by-Plate system. The toll will still be $1 each time you pass through the toll plaza, plus a $2.50 administrative fee that is charged each billing cycle. No matter the number of trips you take to the beach, you will only be charged the administration fee once per billing cycle.
You can also use your SunPass in ALL FOUR LANES of the toll plaza, even the cash lanes. Simply drive through without stopping.
With SunPass, the $1 toll will automatically be deducted from your prepaid account. No need to stop and pay $1 in cash.
If you use Toll-by-Plate, remember you can use that method for the rest of the billing cycle with no additional administrative fee, just the one time $2.50 charge for the billing cycle.
Why use Toll-by-Plate?
Using Toll-by-Plate helps ease traffic congestion and allows drivers to pass through the toll plaza onto the beach much faster, which means less wait time for drivers!
Last weekend, during a test of the Toll-by-Plate system, the average wait time from Gulf Breeze proper to Pensacola Beach was approximately 10-15 minutes, compared to previous wait times of one hour.
Saturday, June 22, Toll-by-Plate Only
The average travel time from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, June 22 was 13 minutes.
Sunday, June 23, Toll-by-Plate Only
The average travel time from 1-3 p.m on Sunday, June 23 was 14 minutes.
Saturday, June 15, Cash and Toll-by-Plate
The average travel time from 1-3 p.m on Saturday, June 15 was 48 minutes.
Sunday, June 16, Cash and Toll-by-Plate
The average travel time from 1-3 p.m on Sunday, June 16 was 21 minutes.
Check Traffic and View Toll Status
Visit myescambia.com/pensacolabeachtraffic to view two new live traffic cameras, check the status of the tolls (cash or all electronic tolling), purchase an annual pass and view beach flag conditions. Due to the recent launch of the traffic camera page, it may take some online providers up to 48 hours before this page is visible to all users.
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