- Kansas Turnpike Turns 65 Today
- London Expands Vehicle Charging System To Reduce Traffic Emissions
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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Kansas Turnpike Turns 65 Today
The Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) is marking its sixty-fifth anniversary today, and a retrospective video on YouTube celebrates the event. KTA thanked its customers for the role they’ve played in the system’s success and promised to share anniversary-related posts on Twitter using the hashtag #KTA65.
Industry Awards & Recognitions Kansas Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA)London Expands Vehicle Charging System To Reduce Traffic Emissions
BBC News and Evening Standard report, effective today, London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) has expanded far beyond its original central-city boundaries to encompass an area of 140 square miles within the the North and South Circular roads. “The new scheme uses the principle of the ‘polluter pays.’ Broadly, if you have an old petrol or diesel vehicle then you may have to pay £12.50 [about US$17.20] a day to drive in the zone. At the moment, four out of five vehicles in the city are already compliant, but thousands are not. . . . Transport for London estimates that 138,000 non-compliant vehicles could be affected when driving within the area.” The ULEZ fee is charged through an automated license plate image system, and it is levied on top of the central London congestion charge.
The Guardian reports, the expansion of the ULEZ is having the desired effect of inducing Londoners to abandon diesel and gas powered vehicles with high carbon emission levels.
Automated License Plate Recognition Environmental Protection Policies Procedures And Initiatives ETC Systems London Metro Region United KingdomThese are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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