passes for Bayway Isle residents and commuters are also authorized, in conjunction with SunPass usage. The prices include the rental of transponder for the term of the annual pass. Bayway Isle residents may purchase a Bayway Isle annual pass for $15 annually, allowing them unlimited passage through the northeast toll plaza only. This discount was authorized at the time of the original construction of the facility. The pass is sold in June of each year and expires on July 1 the following year. Commuters and other frequent users have the option of purchasing an unlimited pass for $50 annually. This commuter pass, which is good at all three plazas on the Bayway system, is renewable each September, and was authorized by legislation in 1985. Withdrawn toll increase On November 28, 2007, the Florida Department of Transportation held a public hearing and revealed that they planned to more than double the cash and Sunpass tolls on the Pinellas Bayway, and to eliminate the $15 Bayway resident pass. The funds from these increased tolls would be used to issue bonds for the eventual improvement of the bridges of the Bayway System. Local public officials (including Mayor Rick Baker of St. Petersburg) spoke out loudly against what some perceive as an unfair allocation of costs to Pinellas Bayway residents. In February 2008, an ad hoc coalition of affected Homeowner Associations, the Citizens's Bayway Task Force, organized to fight the toll increase. The legislation to increase the tolls on the Pinellas Bayway was withdrawn on March 19, 2008. Major intersections SR 679 SR 682 See also Dunedin Causeway Clearwater Memorial Causeway Sand Key Bridge Belleair Causeway Indian Rocks Causeway Park Boulevard Bridge Tom Stuart Causeway John's Pass Bridge Treasure Island Causeway Corey Causeway References External links Roads in Pinellas County, Florida Toll bridges in Florida Road bridges in Florida 1962 establishments in Florida Bascule bridges in the United States Causeways in Florida Transportation buildings and structures in Pinellas County, Florida