Open Road Tolling (ORT) involves 100% electronic toll collection that “reads” the vehicle’s E-ZPass tag or photographs the license plate at highway speeds as they pass under gantries spanning I-80 at approximately 30 mile intervals. This system differs greatly from the current toll collection method on the Turnpike mainline which is based on a closed tolling system that requires payment at every interchange.
The state-of-the-art ORT technology allows the PTC to collect tolls electronically using E-ZPass or video billing which eliminates the need for cash transactions while offering many benefits including:
