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Expanding NC Quick Pass Purchase Options Permit One Service Center Closure
North Carolina DOT announced that its NC Quick Pass customer service center in Morrisville will close on January 31, 2025. This will leave two service centers in operation, in Charlotte and Monroe. The news was accompanied by an announcement that NC Quick Pass sticker transponders now will be available for $3.00 through Amazon and at five 7-Eleven locations in the state. The stickers must be activated online before use.
The announcement noted, “With the number of in-person services and partnerships growing and customer preferences increasingly shifting to digital services, the need for physical NC Quick Pass locations has decreased.” Toll invoices can be paid in-person at three license plate agencies in the Raleigh area, or through MoneyGram at CVS and Walmart stores, as well as at the remaining customer service centers.
Proposed Amendments To Florida’s Toll Rate Table Get Public Hearing On Thursday
Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) and FDOT will hold the December 12 public hearing to air proposed amendments to their rule (Fla. Admin. Code R. 15.0081 (2022)) regarding the statewide toll rate table. The proposed amendments, effective February 25, 2025, would, if adopted:
- reclassify three facilities as part of the FTE system;
- remove references to cash rates for facilities that have converted to all-electronic tolling;
- reflect the establishment or elimination of toll plazas across FDOT and FTE systems;
- adjust toll rates at two plazas; and
- update the names of three toll plazas.
Register here for the virtual hearing, scheduled for Thursday evening from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (EST). The hearing also will be simulcast at six locations throughout the state.
Indra Will Deploy Tolling, ITS and Traffic Management Solutions On Georgia 400 Express Lanes
Indra announced that it will deploy a traffic management platform, communications and intelligent traffic systems, a dynamic operational back-office system, and an open road tolling solution as the technology partner of the SR 400 Peach Partners consortium. In August, Georgia DOT and the State Road and Tollway Authority selected the consortium as the apparent successful proposer for the $4.6 billion SR 400 Express Lanes P3 project in metro Atlanta.
According to today’s announcement, “Indra’s solution will be deployed in the cloud, and it will incorporate advanced technologies to make traffic predictions, enhance vehicle classification, improve efficiency, and reduce maintenance costs.” The Georgia project isn’t the Spanish company’s first US undertaking. Among other things, it provided the 66 Express ORT system in northern Virginia.
Delaware DOT Reopens Holiday Season E-ZPass Promotion
Delaware DOT announced that it will once again offer a free E-ZPass transponder to anyone who opens a new individual Delaware E-ZPass account during the holiday season. The promotion is in effect now until Tuesday, December 31.
Accounts may be opened online or at one of three toll plaza walk-in centers. The state noted that there are currently about 646,000 active Delaware E-ZPass transponders. “Collectively,” it noted, “Newark, Biddles Corner, and Dover Toll Plazas process an average of 148,265 E-ZPass transactions daily.”