Tollway is Looking for the Next Cutting-Edge Way of Doing Business
With the I-PASS almost 10 years old, tollway officials want to improve its electronic toll collection.
Just as the latest smartphone is replaced with better technology, so can a tollway’s electronic tolling system. The Illinois Tollway’s I-PASS system has been around for nearly a decade, and tollway officials say it is time to expand and update its capabilities. “We were a leader in the industry at the time we developed the system, but we have found that it is time for us to go out into the marketplace and learn about what new technology may exist that can improve our open road or electronic tolling system," Illinois Tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur told Patch. “We also think that our current system, while it has been tremendously successful … in getting our customers to where they want to go more quickly, is a system that was more…
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Bob LeMay
10:25 am on Thursday, October 27, 2011
Absolutely I would advocate ticketing those who are driving too slowly--under the 45 mph minimum, adjusting, of course, for conditions (as the law allows). more ›