- PANYNJ Will Get Public Feedback on Toll Changes Proposal Tonight
- India's Government Directs National Toll Highways to Go Cashless by December 1
- Indonesia Announces More Plans for Toll Road Construction
- These are just a few of the toll industry developments TRN is following today.
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PANYNJ Will Get Public Feedback on Toll Changes Proposal Tonight
SILive.com reminds readers of tonight’s public meeting on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s proposal to increase tolls and change eligibility requirements for a bridge tolls discount plan. The article notes, “A handful of Staten Island elected officials have objected to the proposed toll increase and restructuring of the Staten Island Bridges Plan, citing the disproportionate burden the changes would place on local residents.”
New Jersey New York New York City Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)India's Government Directs National Toll Highways to Go Cashless by December 1
The Press Trust of India reports, India’s government made it official on Friday: “To ensure seamless traffic and prevent congestion” all national highway toll plaza lanes must be converted to FASTag electronic toll lanes by December 1, and after that date, “non-FASTag users will be charged double the fee if they pass through FASTag-only lanes.” (The government will temporarily allow one “hybrid” payments lane at each plaza “to facilitate and monitor over-dimensional or oversized vehicles.”) The article adds, “To ensure smooth implementation of this decision, the ministry has asked the [national highways authority] to assess the overall requirement of FASTags across the country and make [them] available in requisite numbers.”
The Economic Times (India) reports that the the Indian Highways Management Company has already invited bids for establishing “Point of Sales locations for sale and registration of FASTags at Toll Plazas.”
AET (All-Electronic Tolling) IndiaIndonesia Announces More Plans for Toll Road Construction
Antara News Agency reports, Indonesia’s Public Works and Housing Ministry plans to tender public-private partnerships for the construction of seven toll road sections. “Under the KPBU (government-corporate body cooperation) scheme, the government aims to address the lack of funding for the development of infrastructure, particularly toll roads, so they could be completed on schedule to offer real benefits to the state and nation,” the ministry’s chief said today.
The Jakarta Post (subscription required for full access) reports on an Indonesian government proposal to expand a Jakarta sea wall project by developing a 20-kilometer (12.5-mile) “outer sea dike” that will also carry a new toll road.
The newspaper reported last week that Indonesian President Joko Widodo “has pledged to continue his infrastructure programs in his second and final five-year term, with a focus on connecting the existing infrastructure to optimize their use. ‘We will accelerate [development] and connect the infrastructure projects, such as toll roads, railways, seaports and airports,’” Jokowi said during a speech outlining his program for the second term he won in a June election.
Indonesia Infrastructure Investment TrendsThese are just a few of the toll industry developments TRN is following today.
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