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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“I am ashamed to see what a shallow village tale our so-called History is. How many times must we say Rome, and Paris, and Constantinople! What does Rome know of rat and lizard? What are Olympiads and Consulates to these neighboring systems of being? Nay, what food or experience or succor have they for the Esquimaux seal-hunter, or the Kanaka in his canoe, for the fisherman, the stevedore, the porter?”
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