- PA Turnpike And TransCore Successfully Launch "Groundbreaking" ORT System
- Indiana Toll Road Operator Plans Construction Season Improvement Project
- AESCAP Conference Will Focus On Achieving "Greener Mobility"
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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PA Turnpike And TransCore Successfully Launch "Groundbreaking" ORT System
In a news release, TransCore and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) reflect on this month’s successful launch of the first phase of a “groundbreaking” open-road toll (ORT) collection system developed on TransCore’s Infinity roadside tolling platform. The longtime partners collaborated to strategically relocate tolling points on the turnpike’s eastern segments from interchange toll plazas to overhead gantries. “The newly deployed Infinity system provides electronic tolling at highway speeds with a combination of RFID technology to read E-ZPass transponders and advanced in-lane sensors to identify, classify, and process Toll By Plate transactions.”
The innovations will improve motorist safety and convenience by eliminating stops at turnpike entrances and exits. PTC expects to realize gains in efficiency and infrastructure scalability, as well as a $25 million savings in annual operations and maintenance costs. The environment will also benefit: by eliminating interruptions in traffic flow, the new system will bring about even more reductions in vehicle CO2 emissions than were achieved when PTC transitioned to all-electronic tolling in 2020.
PTC is now in position to start the next phases of its ORT conversion process. On its eastern segments, it will demolish obsolete toll plaza structures that can still disrupt traffic flow. And together with TransCore, it will begin expanding ORT technology to the turnpike’s western segments, a process slated for completion in 2027.
PTC chief executive Mark Compton commented that the arrival of “the future of toll collection” has made the past several weeks exciting. He added, “We have been working tirelessly behind the scenes for more than a decade to modernize operations and meet customer expectations for seamless, nonstop travel. We are grateful to TransCore for their partnership and work to make this a reality as we begin this exciting new chapter for America’s First Superhighway.” Whitt Hall, TransCore President and CEO, noted that the company and PTC have been collaborating on toll system development for 85 years. “We are grateful,” he said, “for the opportunity to partner with trailblazers in the industry to help deliver on their vision. With the first phase of work now live, we are looking forward to completing the statewide deployment in the coming years.”
AET (All-Electronic Tolling) E-ZPass ETC Systems Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Open-Road Tolling Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) TransCoreIndiana Toll Road Operator Plans Construction Season Improvement Project
Inside INdiana Business reports on a forthcoming Indiana Toll Road Concession Company improvement project. From March through November, crews will repave about 34 miles of roadway and carry out safety upgrades, toll barrier improvements, and plaza beautifications along the corridor, one interchange and 26 bridges included. “Once the project is completed, ITR Concession Co. will have reconstructed 94% of the pavement and invested more than $1 billion in infrastructure upgrades on the Indiana Toll Road since 2016, the company said.”
Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Indiana Indiana Toll Road Concession Company (ITRCC)AESCAP Conference Will Focus On Achieving "Greener Mobility"
The European Association of Operators of Toll Road Infrastructures (ASECAP) will focus its 52nd ASECAP Days conference on how road infrastructure can contribute to meeting European Union climate goals — including reducing net greenhouse gas emissions at least 55% by 2030. Accommodating electric vehicles and other “green” projects and safety initiatives are listed as topics of discussion. Sustainable financing also will be in the spotlight. The conference will be held from May 26 to May 28 in Madrid.
ASECAP (European Association of Toll Road Infrastructure Operators) Climate Change & Infrastructure Resilience Environmental Protection Policies Procedures And Initiatives EU Transportation and Infrastructure Research & DevelopmentThese are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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