A traveller at the Bengaluru-Nelamangala toll booth near Nagasandra Metro station said, “Earlier, industries were allowed to function, but the government is now saying that it will allow only ‘in situ’ employees. This means I have no job for the next fortnight. So, it is better for me to go back to my home town.”
Tollbooths on the Thruway have been a familiar sight for the last 66 years, but the days of seeing them are coming to an end.
Obviously, the big change came last year when the Thruway went to all cashless tolls and an automated system that would bill you for your tolls either through EZ Pass or by your license plate. Now the remnants of the old system are being erased from the Thruway. Some toll booths were dismantled and removed last year and others are slated to be removed this year.
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The fact that the toll booths have remained standing even after switching to the new automated system has caused some confusion and slowdowns, especially for out-of-towners. I don t know how many times I ve been on the Thruway and started to slow down to go through the old toll booths and there s some out-of-state car stopped at a booth trying to figure out if they need to pay or get a ticket. To say it s frustrating would be an understatement. Plus, it s really dangerous.
Government considering free passage to ease traffic jams in FASTag lanes Updated Feb 19, 2021 | 12:46 IST
In view of the hassles and long wait times faced by commuters at toll plazas NHAI plans to direct toll plaza operators to allow vehicles without paying toll if there are long queues. Government considering free passage to ease traffic jams in FASTag lanes
Earlier this month, India s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways made FASTag mandatory for all vehicles in the country. No, for real this time no extensions at all, at least that s what Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, said recently. Anyway, even as we have fully embraced FASTag lanes, with the aim to ease traffic on toll booths among other things, the truth is that some problems continue to persist. Especially, traffic jams in toll booth lanes. Thankfully, this hasn t escaped the government s eye, which is now said to be considering different measures to help add
Are people-operated Toll Booths going the way of Blockbuster Video Stores in the future? It seems that may be an option on the Spaulding Turnpike. According to usnews.com, The New Hampshire Department of Transportation held public meetings on the topic this week. According to usnews.com If you are interested in checking out the presentation, the materials will be available on the New Hampshire Department of Transportation’s website. There are two toll plazas on New Hampshire Route 16 that are proposed to be converted to all-electronic.
They are about 12 miles apart from each other. I guess if you don’t have an EZPass, you should get one now, just in case the plan gets approved. Of course, it will take time to convert the toll plaza and remove the administration building. I can’t believe I am nostalgic for toll booths. I mean I have gotten directions from toll workers in the past and I enjoyed paying the toll occasionally for the car behind me.