- With New Extension, VDOT And Transurban Reversible Express Lane Will Be Nation's Longest
- Illinois Tollway Schedules Contractor Workshop On Automated Machine Guidance For Grading
- Philippine Government Approves "Dry Run" Of Improved AET System
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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With New Extension, VDOT And Transurban Reversible Express Lane Will Be Nation's Longest
DCist reports, “The last planned extension of the I-95 Express Lanes is set to open late [tonight], and with the opening, Virginia will have the longest reversible toll lane in the nation at more than 45 miles long.” During a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday — it was attended by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R), US Senator Tim Kaine (D) and several other prominent officials — there were predictions that the expanded facility will substantially relieve congestion in one of the nation’s busiest highway corridors and boost the regional economy. The article looks at how the lanes will operate and mentions the difficulties Transurban had to surmount to bring the so-called FredEx project to completion.
95/395/495 Express Lanes (Metro Washington DC) ETC Systems Express Lanes P3 & Privatization Transurban Virginia Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Washington (DC) Metro RegionIllinois Tollway Schedules Contractor Workshop On Automated Machine Guidance For Grading
A full-day workshop for contractors actively working on or looking to work on Illinois Tollway projects is scheduled for Tuesday, August 29, as part of the tollway authority’s Emerging Technologies Training program. According to the email announcing the event, the tollway “encourages contractors of all sizes and experiences, designers and consultants [to] attend this training, which will assist in developing their capabilities to use automated machine guidance (AMG) for advanced grading.” During the Wilmington, Illinois, workshop, experts will walk participants “through the contractor’s role from bid to digital construction,” and provide training on building information modeling (BIM) and 3D modeling programs and model-based construction software. There will also be demonstrations by equipment vendors and a field equipment expo that includes a GPS rover field example, drone, field grading equipment and a stringless paver. Registration is online. For additional information on the workshop and participation requirements, contact lperez@getipass.com.
Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Illinois Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (IL Tollway) Information Technology Resources and AcquisitionsPhilippine Government Approves "Dry Run" Of Improved AET System
Philippine Daily Inquirer reports, “Tollway concessionaires are set to conduct a two-month dry run for [a contactless electronic toll payments system] starting Sept. 1. In a statement, the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) said the activity would ‘ascertain the readiness of the tollway concessionaires and operators for the smooth and efficient reimplementation of the contactless program.’ The Department of Transportation issued an order in 2020 requiring cashless transactions using RFID (radio frequency identification) stickers as it sought to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. Due to complaints arising from glitches in the electronic toll collection system, however, the department later allowed vehicles with no RFID stickers and required cash lanes in all toll plazas.” TRB reportedly decided to authorize tests on the North Luzon Expressway, Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, Cavite-Laguna Expressway, and Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway-C5 Southlink after conducting performance audits on 717 existing AET lanes.
AET (All-Electronic Tolling) ETC Systems Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation Philippines San Miguel Corporation (South Luzon Tollway)These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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