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Nov 19
Another push for US280Toll in Birmingham AL : There's another push in Birmingham AL to advance the long argued-over upgrade of a southeast radial US280 with toll lanes....
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Nov 18
Turnpike turkey transfixes New York/New Jersey : The media have been calling her Tammy the Turnpike Turkey....
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Nov 18
Getting caught in the crossfire of a Maine civil war - TOLLROADSnews takes hits : Your editor was characterized by Maine Turnpike spokesman Dan Paradee a couple of days ago as "sort of off the wall." We were grateful for Dan's "sort of" qualification there, reflecting no doubt the...
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Nov 17
Ohio pike offering $35k 'golden handshake' to toll collectors but they say it's a VSIP : Local press are calling it a $35k golden handshake for toll collectors at the Ohio Turnpike....
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Nov 17
TransCore get BATA toll system contract, Telvent to do Pocahontas Parkway : TransCore have the contract to modernize the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) toll systems for their seven toll bridges.Advertisement:read more...
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Nov 16
Penn Pike employees get order to preserve documents for corruption investigations : Pennsylvania Turnpike employees have received an email ordering them to retain a wide range of documents because of multiple corruption investigations....
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Nov 15
Two I-95 toll plaza upgrade efforts - York ME, Newark DE - compared : The tale of two I-95 toll plaza rebuilds make an interesting comparison. There are similarities and differences....
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Nov 14
Delaware moving to break toll booth bottleneck with open road tolling on I-95 : At last Delaware is moving to break the worst traffic bottleneck on the east coast - the Newark DE toll plaza on the I-95 Turnpike.Advertisement:read more...
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Nov 12
Brazil moves to implement nationwide ISO 18000 6C sticker tag for vehicle ID - toll potential too : Brazil's federal legislature has voted final approval to implement plans for a nationwide automatic vehicle identification system based on the RFID ISO 18000 6C (6C) sticker tags....
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Nov 10
HNTB provides Maine false & misleading advice on all electronic tolling (EDITORIAL) : Maine Turnpike should ask HNTB for their money back on consulting fees on the York Toll Plaza replacement....
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Nov 9
Port Mann Bridge BC has RFP out for all-electronic highway speed toll system : California's old Title 21 electronic toll (ET) system spec written nearly 20 years ago by engineers at Hughes - long since departed ET - has life still....
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Nov 8
NTTA staffing up to cut contractors, and to recompete consulting contracts (LOCAL REPORT) : North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) are breaking with their practice of relying heavily on contracted consultant firms for legal, engineering, planning and financial services in favor of hiring staff...
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Nov 7
TransCore owner Roper buys United Toll Systems : Roper Industries, Inc (NYSE: ROP) owners of TransCore say they have bought toll system supplier United Toll Systems LLC (UTS), until now privately held by founder, CEO/President Jim Allen of Montgomer...
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Nov 6
Tollers to repay $1.4m, waive $41m+ in S Cal to settle toll violation debt cases : Southern California tollers have agreed to repay about $1.4m and to waive $41m or an estimated 29% of accumulated toll violation penalties owing for violations since early 2003....
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Nov 5
Minnesota moving steadily toward more tolls/pricing : Minnesota is moving cautiously toward more road pricing following good results from price-managed lanes on I-394 and I-35W, radials to the west and south of Minneapolis....
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Nov 4
Free flowing traffic good for babies' health - study based on ET startup dates : A study using data from several northeastern tollers before and after E-ZPass electronic toll collection (ETC) finds the reduced tailpipe emissions from free flowing traffic produces a marked improvem...
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Nov 4
TCA third laning on 241TR opened, 4th laning of 73 SJ Hills TR ongoing : Transportation Corridors Agencies who run The Toll Roads in Orange County California celebrated the opening of a third lane each direction at the 241 or Foothill/Eastern Toll Road this week....
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Nov 3
North Carolina defers tag & reader choice to mid-Jan but finalizing roadside, back office, ops Nov 15 : North Carolina Turnpike Authority now envisage making their choice of tag/reader system mid-January, three months later than anticipated....
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Nov 1
PA/I-80 toll valuation consultant runs jails, does deceptive name change : An obscure company whose main business turns out to be running jails in the south is key financial advisor to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in their application to the Feds for permission to to...
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Oct 31
Turnpike on alert for legal gridlock - Brimmeier memo : Eric Heyl of Pittsburgh's Tribune Review obtained the following memo under what he calls the federal Freedom of Imagination Act:To: All Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission employees From: Joseph Brimmeie...
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Oct 31
Shanghai opens spectacular toll bridge and tunnel to Yangste River mouth islands : In Shanghai there are celebrations for the opening of a spectacular toll bridge and tunnel expressway linking Chongming Island in the mouth of the Changjiang (Yangste) River....
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Oct 30
New Jersey governor says will freeze tolls after saying he'd revive 'monetization' on smaller scale : A close political race for state governor in New Jersey, and accusations that incumbent Gov Jon Corzine planned to revive his plan for monetization has extracted a commitment to freeze tolls during hi...
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Oct 29
Macquarie to split gems from dud pikes : Macquarie are proposing to split their portfolio of pikes into the gems (called Mature MIG) and the duds called (called Active MIG)....
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Oct 28
New details emerge on FBI raid at Pennsylvania Turnpike - second source confirms : Bob Dietz, 55 of Lancaster PA, construction supervisor for a Turnpike widening project near Valley Forge says we can quote him as saying the FBI were at the Turnpike's head offices in Harrisburg Thurs...
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Oct 27
FBI raid Pennsylvania Turnpike HQ, take hard drives and other evidence : A number of Pennsylvania Turnpike officers have lost computer hard drives to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Advertisement:read more...
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Oct 27
ATI issues formal Request for video toll interoperability proposals : ATI has issued a formal Request for Information (RFI) seeking a comprehensive solution for using license plate images (video) as the basis for inter-authority toll charges across North America.Adverti...
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Oct 27
Loops or lasers for classifying vehicles - Texas Turnpike going for laser profilers now : The Turnpike division of TxDOT is doing something unusual in the US at least - classifying vehicles entirely with overhead equipment using volumetric laser profilers. No loops.read more...
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