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E-ZPass News

  • Toll plazas at the George Washington Bridge are slowly disappearing. Here's why

    Northjersey.com - October 8, 2024 - A familiar — if not particularly attractive — North Jersey landmark is slowly disappearing from view.

    The George Washington Bridge toll plazas — where millions of car and truck drivers have stopped to give toll collectors their cash or, later, have their E-ZPasses read — is being dismantled, bit by bit.

    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the world’s most-traversed bridge, switched to cashless tolling in July of 2022, making the old toll booths and E-ZPass readers obsolete. Gantries installed over the bridge approaches hold the newer cashless tolling equipment. Read more >>

  • NJ E-ZPass operator protests award to competitor it says will cost toll payers millions

    NJ.com - October 4, 2024 - The company that’s operated the state’s E-ZPass system for 22 years before being ousted last month when the contract was awarded to a competitor has filed a protest, questioning why a company whose bid was $250 million more was selected.

    Conduent, Inc. of Newark, formally challenged the New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s Sept 27 vote to award the 11 year contract to run the E-ZPass customer service operations to Transcore, which bid $1.73 billion. The protest was filed Oct. 1. The customer service operations serve seven toll agencies. Read more >>

  • Bridge Agency Aims for April 1 Change to All-E-ZPass Tolls

    CapeMayCountyHerald.com - October 1, 2024 - The Cape May County Bridge Commission aims to convert its spans to a 100% E-ZPass system of toll-taking by next April 1, even as some county residents raise questions about aspects of the changeover.

    Residents who took advantage of a discount for buying toll tickets are now asking if those tickets will be any good when the commission makes the transition. Others expressed concern with being able to work with an all-electronic system, with the payment requirements for E-ZPass and with the future of bridge toll-takers and drawbridge tenders. Read more >>

  • PA Turnpike adds payment options for tolls

    TheTimes-Tribune.com - September 30, 2024 - Travelers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike can now use Google Pay and Apple Pay to pay tolls, the turnpike commission announced Monday.

    “These new payment options deliver what the majority of our customers want: seamless and convenient mobility,” Mark Compton, turnpike commission CEO, said in a statement. “Our customers have a clear preference for electronic payments, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is dedicated to understanding and meeting their evolving needs.” Read more >>

  • Connected vehicle tech could help nationwide e-tolling, officials say

    Smartcitiesdive.com - September 25, 2024 - Public and industry leaders have long noted obstacles in regional wireless transponder networks and a goal to achieve more seamless travel.

    The federal government sees potential for electronic tolling working with vehicle-to-everything (V2X) tech upgrades for vehicles and infrastructure.

    With motorists voluntarily adopting the tech, “the tolling industry would be able to take advantage of and migrate to the V2X technology for toll collection,” a Federal Highway Administration spokesperson told Smart Cities Dive sister publication Trucking Dive in an email earlier this month.Read more >>

  • Government Culture Business Education Health Police & Fire Sports Weekly Review Plans underway to raise tolls on Delaware Memorial Bridge

    Delawarelive.com - September 25, 2024 - The Delaware River and Bay Authority today announced hearings to discuss a proposed toll increase for the Delaware Memorial Bridge.

    The first phase of the increase, if approved, will affect only those customers who pay with cash, and that toll will go up from $5 to $6 for autos, pickups, vans and motorcycles. Read more >>