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May 29, 2018 | ||
Findlay Connector Cashless Tolling to Go Live on June 3 |
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HARRISBURG, PA (May 29, 2018) — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) today announced that Cashless Tolling will go live June 3 on the Findlay Connector section of the Southern Beltway (PA Turnpike 576) in Washington and Allegheny counties. “Cashless” means there will be no coin baskets along the roadway; cash will no longer be accepted. Customers who use the Findlay Connector will no longer pay at the six on/off ramp toll plazas, which will be removed. Beginning June 3, they will pay electronically at a new location on the Findlay Connector mainline — an “open-road” toll zone at milepost 2.6 where equipment is suspended from an overhead gantry. Findlay Connector trips which are now tolled between Exits 1-2 and Exits 4-6 will become free after conversion. Motorists with E-ZPass will not notice a difference and will continue to use the process with which they are familiar. For motorists who do not have E-ZPass, an image of their license plate is captured as they travel through the open-road toll zone. A toll bill is mailed to the registered vehicle owner using the address on file with PennDOT — a cashless process known as “PA Turnpike TOLL BY PLATE.” The PTC last month suspended the Findlay Connector go-live date for five weeks to provide added time to continue testing the highway-speed electronic equipment at the 70-mph tolling facility. The benefits of cashless tolling include:
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CONTACT: | Renee Vid Colborn Phone: 724.755.5260 Rosanne Placey Phone: 717.831.7507 |
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