A new section of the First Coast Expressway is scheduled to open on Monday, June 29. The 46-mile expressway will connect parts of Duval, Clay, and St. Johns counties. The roadway is a cashless toll road that accepts SunPass or bills via Toll-by-Plate. Drivers in Northeast Florida are about to get a faster new route. A new section of the First Coast Expressway (State Road 23) connecting U.S. 17 and Leonard C.