If a proposed Florida Department of Transportation plan becomes a reality, driving along the Beachline in Brevard County could cost more for some drivers.

FDOT considering toll lanes along Beachline

9-mile stretch would go from Cocoa to Port Canaveral

No final decisions have been made

Transportation officials are looking into a toll express lane splitting the roadway near Port Canaveral at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.

For the first time in decades since State Road 528 was built, it is possible drivers who want a quicker ride may choose to pay a toll on the nine-mile stretch of roadway known as the Beachline.

The project would be from Industry Road in Cocoa to Port Canaveral where State Road A1A begins. If the proposed FDOT toll project goes through on the Beachline, it would build dedicated toll lanes in the middle.

The estimated $525 million project would construct the lanes, as well as possibly replace bridges over the Banana River, Sykes Creek and the westbound bridge over the Indian River.

Tolls could vary depending on traffic volume.

David Wilson and his wife, who were visiting Cocoa Beach from the Atlanta area, said they used SR 528 to get to the area from Interstate 95. They paid no tolls on a roadway that sees about 50,000 cars per day.

"Traffic depresses me," Wilson said. "I would pay to get out of traffic."

FDOT officials said there currently is no funding for the project of the right-of-way on the roadway.

No final decision on the project or toll rates have been made.