- Oklahoma Will Ask FHWA To Designate Two Turnpikes As Interstate Highways
- Fleetworthy Launches AI-Enabled Toll Intelligence and Workflow Management Tool For Fleets
- Briefer Still: Other Developments TRN Is Following
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Oklahoma Will Ask FHWA To Designate Two Turnpikes As Interstate Highways
During its February 3 meeting, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) board voted to raise two of its assets to interstate highway status. It will apply to FHWA to designate the 33-mile Creek Turnpike as I-644 and the 52-mile Muskogee Turnpike as I-343. Both tollways are located near Tulsa.
OTA officials say the turnpikes mostly comply with interstate standards already, and they expect only minor adjustments (“like removing a tree that is too close to a road or a stripe that needs to be repainted”) will be necessary to secure FHWA approval. Designation doesn’t imply eligibility for federal funding.
Authority chief executive Joe Echelle told board members interstate designation is a sign to travelers that a highway is a high-speed, safe, well-maintained route. “We want to show Oklahoma off that we have all of these interstate-type roadways,” he said. Five of the OTA’s 12 turnpikes are currently designated as interstates.
According to the board’s February 3 agenda, its other business involved approval of several construction and maintenance project contracts, as well as a joint project agreement with Oklahoma DOT regarding the design, purchase, and installation of dynamic message signs and closed-circuit video cameras for installation across OTA turnpikes.
Source: Oklahoma Voice
Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance US Department of Transportation (USDOT)Fleetworthy Launches AI-Enabled Toll Intelligence and Workflow Management Tool For Fleets
On February 4, Fleetworthy announced the launch of Toll360, an AI-enabled toll management “capability” that gives fleet finance staff “a complete view of toll costs, from prediction through reconciliation and recovery.” Fleetworthy said it’s the first company “to deliver a real-time, end-to-end toll solution that enables fleets to predict, validate, reconcile, and recover toll costs as they occur – all within the toll payment platform itself.”
“Using GPS and ELD route data, Toll360 predicts toll charges shortly after a vehicle completes a trip, allowing fleets to understand toll costs in real-time rather than waiting weeks for invoices. As toll charges are posted, Toll360 automatically reconciles those charges against predicted tolls and actual vehicle travel to identify discrepancies without manual review,” Fleetworthy explained. “When mismatches are detected, Toll360 automatically submits eligible toll disputes, tracks dispute status, and records recovered credits, eliminating the need for phone calls, emails, and tracking spreadsheets. In addition, Toll360 helps fleets identify and stop costs from escalating due to incorrect toll rates, wrong vehicle or transponder assignments, misallocated cost centers, and missing vehicle toll registrations.” All Toll360 activity is visible within a single view through the Bestpass by Fleetworthy portal.
Toll360 is now available as an add-on feature for eligible Bestpass customers. Fleetworthy said it has also developed two stand-alone, AI-driven analytical tools for fleets that don’t use Bestpass for toll payment. Called Toll Predict and Toll Reconcile, the tools introduce “greater visibility and accuracy” into toll expense management.
Source: Fleetworthy news release
Artificial Intelligence Fleetworthy and Bestpass Information Technology Resources and AcquisitionsBriefer Still: Other Developments TRN Is Following
Work To Relocate Illinois Tollway’s I-294 O’Hare Interchange Toll Plaza Advances (Journal & Topics Media Group)
Governor Hochul Kept Her Promise To Pay Congestion Tolls On Trips Into Manhattan (New York Post)
Humber Bridge Board Says New Toll System Is Now Fully Functional With Thousands Of New Prepaid Accounts Created (BBC News)
National Highways Minister Says Indians’ Embrace Of FASTag Electronic Toll System Has Substantially Improved Collection Efficiency And Reduced Toll Plaza Congestion (Devdiscourse)
Belgium Presses Ahead With Toll Vignette Program Despite Netherlands Objections And Risks Of Violating EU Law (NL Times)
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