- Eliminating Some Storm Shelters Is Fringe Benefit Of Kansas Turnpike's AET Conversion
- NEXCO-West Will Adjust Okinawa Toll Rates In Effort To Boost ETC Adoption
- With Pollution Risks Rising, Ohio DOT And EPA Support Reduced Salt Use In Road Maintenance
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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Eliminating Some Storm Shelters Is Fringe Benefit Of Kansas Turnpike's AET Conversion
KSNW reports, the Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) will eliminate the 21 toll plaza storm shelters it now maintains during its transition to a cashless toll collection system this summer. The shelters were built to protect turnpike employees during tornados. When the new toll system goes live, KTA will no longer have collection staff stationed at toll points, which eliminates the need for the shelters. According to KTA spokesperson Rachel Bell, the infrastructure changes brought on by the collection system upgrade will create a safer and more convenient driving experience for turnpike customers. KTA will continue to provide tornado shelters at all six of its service areas.
AET (All-Electronic Tolling) ETC Systems Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Kansas Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) KTAG Service PlazasNEXCO-West Will Adjust Okinawa Toll Rates In Effort To Boost ETC Adoption
Stars and Stripes (Okinawa) reports, West Nippon Expressway Company (NEXCO-West) will substantially increase Okinawa Expressway toll rates next month in an effort to boost local acceptance of electronic toll collection. The rate of ETC adoption in Okinawa prefecture is below the level NEXCO-West sees in other parts of Japan, and the company maintains that contributes to expressway traffic congestion and tollbooth crashes. In April, it will eliminate a discount rate available to all local motorists since 1999, while preserving the generous discounts it provides for ETC use. Although NEXCO hasn’t yet released its new rate chart, the article cites examples of toll increases in the range of 50 percent that will soon apply to cash transactions.
ETC Systems Japan Toll Rate Changes West Nippon Expressway Co. (NEXCO-West)With Pollution Risks Rising, Ohio DOT And EPA Support Reduced Salt Use In Road Maintenance
WYSO reports on efforts by Ohio’s transportation and environmental protection agencies to get local governments to reduce the amount of salt they use to de-ice roadways. One state initiative, the new H2Ohio Chloride Reduction Grant Program, provides communities with funds for converting to brine use or upgrading salt storage facilities. ODOT conducts a campaign to educate municipalities about the risks of water pollution and infrastructure damage associated with overuse of salt. The article notes that ODOT maintenance crews started substituting brine — a 23-percent salt solution — for salt crystals several years ago, with the result that its salt use per lane mile has decreased from 22 tons to nine tons since the winter of 2018-2019.
Environmental Protection Policies Procedures And Initiatives Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Ohio Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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