Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) launched the new statewide, bilingual Florida 511 Traveler Information System. Interstate 4 motorists who regularly use 511 to know traffic conditions before traveling will hear the language preferences and menu options have changed. Now, 511 operates as a fully bilingual system, recognizing both English and Spanish. After selecting a language, users can immediately access traffic information and travel times for a specific region, by asking for a ‘city’, ‘county’ or ‘roadway’. (Sample voice commands: “English, Orange County, Interstate 4”)

Additionally, 511 now has a fully integrated statewide Web site: FL511.com. By visiting FL511.com, users can access the same detailed travel information from the 511 phone system plus see live traffic camera views and an interactive map of the state showing where roadway incidents are happening in real-time. 

Perhaps the most anticipated new feature is the My Florida 511 personalized services. Users can go to the My Florida 511 tab on FL511.com. create a free account, and then set up custom routes and alerts for the routes they travel most often. Signing up for an alert will allow users to automatically receive traffic information via phone call, text message or e-mail. My Florida 511 personalized services helps ease the stress of a daily commute on I-4 by pushing out information on roadway conditions that could affect the drive. 

Florida 511 Features

• Traffic information on all interstate highways, toll roads including Florida’s Turnpike and many other major metropolitan roadways

• In the Central Florida area, 511 covers the following roads: 

            - I-4
            - I-95
            - SR-50/Colonial Drive
            - SR-408/East-West Expressway
            - SR-417/Central Florida Greeneway
            - SR-429/Western Beltway
            - SR-436/Semoran Boulevard
            - SR-528/Beachline Expressway
            - US-17/92/Orlando Avenue/Mills Avenue
            - US-192/Irlo Bronson Highway
            - US-441/US-17/92/Orange Blossom Trail
            - John Young Parkway/Lee Road
            - Maitland Boulevard
            - Florida’s Turnpike           

Click here to see the new Florida 511 statewide coverage map.

• Commuter travel times and reports on crashes, lane closures, construction and severe weather affecting travel

• Access public transit, airport and seaport information

• AMBER, Silver and LEO alerts, and emergency evacuation information (Silver Alerts notify the public when law enforcement agencies are searching for missing adults or citizens with cognitive impairments, including Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Alerts notify the public when law enforcement officers are searching for an offender(s) who has seriously injured or killed a law enforcement officer.)

• Visit FL511.com for travel information, traffic camera views and free personalized services, including customized travel routes and e-mail, text and phone call alerts

• Voice-activated and touch-tone navigation available  

• 511 call and FL511.com Web site available in English and Spanish

• A free resource of the Florida Department of Transportation; standard cell phone minutes or text charges may apply