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The highway stretches from U.S. 1 known as A1A and South Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach County through Hendry County to U.S. 41 in Lee County.
The highway goes through Fort Myers, Tice, Alva, Fort Denaud, LaBelle, Clewiston, Lake Harbor, Belle Glade, Wellington, and West Palm Beach.
The new name takes effect July 1, 2026.
The change also includes a new airport identifier, “DJT,” from "PBI" and directs the appropriate federal agencies to update all references to the new name.
The entire 124-mile stretch of S.R. 80 in South Florida will be known as the "President Donald J. Trump Highway."
The entire 124-mile stretch of S.R. 80 in South Florida will be known as the "President Donald J. Trump Highway."
The east west road spans across the entire state through Palm Beach, Hendry, and Lee counties. The law expands on a 2025 designation that covered a portion of Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach, already named after Trump.
The Florida state bill also includes 16 other road facility designations, such as renaming Tallahassee International Airport to "Bobby Bowden-Tallahassee International Airport" and designating "Warrior Sacrifice Way" in Escambia County.
The bill was sponsored by State Senator Don Gaetz and supported as part of a broader Transportation Facility Designations package.
The bill was sponsored by State Senator Don Gaetz and supported as part of a broader Transportation Facility Designations package.
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