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SB0628

Transportation Facility Designations

Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 10:35 AM

In one sentence

This law gives honorary names to specific roads and an airport in Florida counties and directs the Department of Transportation to place markers with these new names.

What it does

  • Designates a section of S.R. 295/Navy Boulevard in Escambia County as Warrior Sacrifice Way.
  • Names parts of U.S. highways and state roads in Baker, Sarasota, Broward, Seminole, Duval, Miami-Dade, Volusia, Walton, Okaloosa, Leon, Palm Beach, Hendry, Lee, and Osceola counties after specific individuals or groups.
  • Designates the airport located at 3300 Capital Circle Southwest in Tallahassee as Bobby Bowden Tallahassee International Airport.
  • Expands a previous designation on S.R. 80 across three counties to become President Donald J. Trump Highway, replacing an earlier name for part of Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach County.
  • Updates the law regarding the Senator N. Ray Carroll Memorial Interchange in Osceola County upon completion of construction.
  • Directs the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers showing these new names.

Who it affects

  • Drivers traveling on designated roads, highways, interchanges, or airport access routes in Florida.
  • The Florida Department of Transportation responsible for creating and placing signs.
  • Residents and visitors in Escambia, Baker, Sarasota, Broward, Seminole, Duval, Miami-Dade, Volusia, Walton, Okaloosa, Leon, Palm Beach, Hendry, Lee, Osceola counties, and Tallahassee.

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not explain why these specific people or places were chosen for the names.
  • It does not say how much money will be spent to make and install the new markers.
  • The text does not describe what happens if a road is already named something else before this law takes effect.

Plain language

Terms to know

Honorary designation
A special name given to a road or facility to remember a person without changing its official route number.
S.R.
State Road, which is a highway maintained by the state government.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

Transportation Facility Designations

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Chapter No. 2026-182