History
Construction began on the expressway in 1971, with the southern five miles opening in 1973 and the northernmost two miles opening on July 31, 1975. Originally called the South Dade Expressway, the Don Shula Expressway received its current name in 1983 to honor the Hall Of Fame head coach of the Miami Dolphins NFL team (1970–1995).
The Expressway was converted to open road tolling on July 17, 2010, with the toll plaza being removed and all tolls being collected electronically. Those without SunPass pay a $0.15 surcharge per toll gantry on the toll-by-plate program.
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