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The Florida Department of Transportation and Florida Polytechnic University plan to build a 400-acre transportation technology testing site, dubbed SunTrax, in Polk County between Tampa and Orlando.

SunTrax would include a 2.25-mile oval track and would be developed as a “high-tech hub for the research, development and testing of emerging transportation technologies related to tolling, intelligent transportation systems and automated and connected vehicles.”

“SunTrax at Florida Polytechnic places the future of tolling and technology testing squarely in the Sunshine State,” says Florida Secretary of Transportation Jim Boxold. “This facility creates a partnership between the public and private sectors to tackle new technology challenges facing the industry for our road users.”

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