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westerninterloper:
Those Indiana rest stops can't be reconstructed fast enough. They are/were disgusting and an embarrassing reflection on the state. Ohio's rest stops are the best I've ever seen in the US -- always clean, bright, and a good variety of services.
cl94:
--- Quote from: westerninterloper on January 18, 2017, 09:14:09 PM ---Those Indiana rest stops can't be reconstructed fast enough. They are/were disgusting and an embarrassing reflection on the state. Ohio's rest stops are the best I've ever seen in the US -- always clean, bright, and a good variety of services.
--- End quote ---
Ohio's are pretty good. You want a really nice one? The new ones on I-93 in New Hampshire. Those are worth a special trip.
Great Lakes Roads:
Guess what the Ohio Turnpike will be getting in a couple of years??
Open-Road Tolling (ORT) Lanes at both the Eastgate and Westgate Toll Plazas!! :clap: :clap: :clap:
Also in the plans will be TWO new mainline toll plazas, one in Lucas and one in Trumbull counties (TP 49 and TP 211)...
Interestingly enough, they will take the toll plazas out at Exits 13, 23, 34, and 39 in Lucas County and Exits 215, 216, 218, 232, and 234 in Trumbull County, thus having a "free section" before and/or after the statelines...
EDIT: Did not realized that the Eastgate Toll Plaza is going to be tolled to Westbound drivers only...
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/03/ohio-turnpike-will-remove-gates-for-e-zpass-riders.html
http://www.cleveland19.com/2019/03/20/ohio-turnpike-removing-toll-gates-plan-modernize/
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/ohio-turnpike-will-be-losing-toll-booths/95-c7397bfb-f8fd-4422-9819-3c23720178d9
https://www.ohioturnpike.org/docs/default-source/Procurement/otic-construction-forecast-2018---oca-(akron).pdf?sfvrsn=2
Go to 28-29 and 34-35 to see maps and plans on what they are going to do...
seicer:
Interesting.
But it looks like with the new mainline barriers, there will still be a ticket-based system unless you are using the high-speed EZ-Pass lanes. What's the point of the ticket if license plate readers are being installed?
jeffandnicole:
--- Quote from: seicer on March 21, 2019, 09:04:39 AM ---Interesting.
But it looks like with the new mainline barriers, there will still be a ticket-based system unless you are using the high-speed EZ-Pass lanes. What's the point of the ticket if license plate readers are being installed?
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Tag readers are to go after those that don't pay. The Ohio Tpk doesn't want to go all-electronic just yet. Also, many of the travelers on the Tpk are from out-of-state, so EZ Pass usage on the Turnpike may not justify going all-AET, which means the average motorist won't be paying their toll upwards of 30-60 days after going thru the toll plaza (if they pay at all). A sudden delay of receiving payment of tolls of 1 - 2 months is a *huge* loss of revenue in a year for a toll agency - Heck, for any business, for that matter.
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