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The system is used statewide on all of the toll roads, toll bridges, and high-occupancy toll lanes along the California Freeway and Expressway System. As with other ETC systems, FasTrak is designed to eliminate the need for cars to stop to pay at toll booths, thus decreasing the traffic congestion traditionally associated with toll roads.
$9.45 (Pay by Mail) All-electronic toll; EZ TAG, TxTag, or TollTag required between Spring Cypress Road and FM 1774 in Pinehurst: 290 Toll Road: 6.2 10.0 US 183 / US 290 - Austin: US 290 / FM 734 - Manor: $0.60~$1.82 [75] All-electronic toll; allows EZ TAG, TollTag, TxTag, and Pay by Mail SH 360 Toll: 9.7 15.6 US 287 - Mansfield
Toll Authority: All toll roads in Texas, Georgia and the State of Washington, agreements pending with E-Z Pass system(s), Colorado and California Agencies Roadways: All toll roads in Texas, Florida and Washington State Capabilities: Provides the ability for users to add their vehicle information and pay tolls.
Drivers may still pay using the FasTrak electronic toll collection device, or via a one time payment online 5 days before or after their trip on the toll road. [32] Drivers who do not pay after 5 days will be assessed an additional toll violation penalty. [33] There are two mainline toll gantries: the Tomato Springs gantry just south of the SR ...
Electronic toll collection (ETC) is a wireless system to automatically collect the usage fee or toll charged to vehicles using toll roads, HOV lanes, toll bridges, and toll tunnels. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a faster alternative which is replacing toll booths , where vehicles must stop and the driver manually pays the toll with cash or a card.
Many toll roads have implemented open road tolling which eliminates the need to stop at toll booths. Toll roads, especially near the East Coast , are often called turnpikes ; the term turnpike originated from pikes , which were long sticks that blocked passage until the fare was paid and the pike turned at a toll house (or toll booth in current ...
In 2012, Congress passed the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, and among its provisions are requirements to ease the burden of tolled interstate travel by providing a single interoperable toll tag and account. NationalPass was designed to meet the 2016 federal deadline without requiring toll agencies to retrofit old toll stations.
Drivers who do not pay after 5 days will be assessed an additional toll violation penalty. [13] There is one mainline toll gantry at Irvine Ranch. As of July 2024, the gantry uses a variable pricing scheme based on the time of day for FasTrak users (it is not truly congestion priced because toll rates come from a preset schedule and are not ...