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- PA Turnpike Unveils Renderings Of ORT Interchange Transformations
- Kansas Turnpike And Love's Make Truck Maintenance Available At Service Area
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TransCore WSDOT Project Introduces Firm's Next-Generation Tolling Technology
TransCore today announced the successful launch and system acceptance by Washington State DOT of next-generation Infinity Digital Lane System tolling technology on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. TransCore replaced legacy equipment across six toll plaza lanes with its latest, future-ready roadside system.
The new system is TransCore’s first production installation of its latest all-overhead, AI-enabled Vehicle Classification and Tracking System (VCATS), Vehicle Capture and Recognition System (VCARS), and automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) solution. Built on the Infinity platform, the system’s modular components work in concert to render highly accurate vehicle classifications without the need for in-pavement sensors. The technology is an adaptation for a conventional tolling scenario of the innovative, award-winning system TransCore developed and implemented for the New York City congestion pricing program.
The system’s benefits, TransCore noted, include a high level of automation, reduced operating and maintenance overhead, a future-ready architecture for incremental enhancements, and an off-site backup server to safeguard data during outages or natural disasters. The technology also supports expanded payment options. Tacoma Narrows Bridge customers using attended toll booths can pay by cash, card, or tap-and-pay. In the ORT lanes, drivers can pay using a Good To Go! account or elect to receive a pay-by- mail bill.
“WSDOT is nationally recognized for its forward-thinking approach to tolling,” commented TransCore President and CEO Whitt Hall. “This deployment marks a key milestone for TransCore, with our latest AI-powered tolling system now fully operational. It underscores how our technology continues to evolve — delivering cutting-edge innovation with the proven reliability that customers have trusted for decades.”
Source: TransCore news release
AET (All-Electronic Tolling) Good To Go! Toll System Open-Road Tolling Tacoma Narrows Bridge TransCore Washington State Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)PA Turnpike Unveils Renderings Of ORT Interchange Transformations
Yesterday, October 8, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) released renderings of the future design of interchanges where it has introduced open-road tolling (ORT) and started to demolish obsolete tollbooth infrastructure. The images can viewed online (scroll down to “See the Transformation: Before and After” heading).
“With the removal of physical barriers and obstacles within the roadway, the renderings include improved sight lines and a much smaller environmental footprint,” PTC noted. While the design of each interchange will be unique, the conversions generally involve lane reductions to “create a more streamlined and efficient traffic flow through the interchange and the new traffic patterns will prioritize roadway safety and ease congestion on the main system.” New signage will be introduced to provide clear guidance to motorists getting accustomed to the changes in lane configuration and traffic flow.
Interchange redesign is a safety benefit of PTC’s systemwide conversion to ORT. The removal of tollbooths is also contributing to attainment of the turnpike’s goal to become “America’s First Sustainable Superhighway” by 2040. Through interchange redesign, PTC will reduce its property footprint by 150 acres and, by improving traffic flow, cut its customers’ vehicle emissions by seven percent. Elimination of toll plaza infrastructure will cut $25 million a year in interchange maintenance and operations costs and result in $50 million in annual savings compared to traditional collection methods.
PTC is urging motorists to be alert to changing traffic patterns during interchange construction and use caution when traveling through active work zones.
Source: PTC news release
AET (All-Electronic Tolling) Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Open-Road Tolling Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC)Kansas Turnpike And Love's Make Truck Maintenance Available At Service Area
The Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) recently opened a facility with enhanced services for commercial truckers in partnership with Love’s Travel Stops. The Love’s Truck Care site has three maintenance bays and offers a full range of maintenance services, such as tire replacements, oil changes, and light mechanical work. It is also a base for expansion of the company’s emergency roadside assistance service. The facility is adjacent to the Love’s Travel Stop located at KTA’s Topeka Service Area (I-70 mile marker 188).
“This collaboration with Love’s reflects our ongoing commitment to improving the travel experience for commercial drivers,” commented Steve Hewitt, KTA’s CEO. “We’re excited to see this additional amenity come to life and support the essential work of the trucking industry.”
Eric Daniels, a Love’s Truck Care executive noted that the facility “provides professional drivers an option for truck service without having to leave the Turnpike,” and added, “This partnership with KTA is a natural extension of Love’s commitment to getting customers back on the road quickly with minimum downtime and thorough, friendly over-the-road service.”
Source: KTA news release
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