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Cashless Tolling coming soon to Oklahoma

Started by Great Lakes Roads, February 05, 2021, 02:15:52 AM

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https://okcfox.com/news/local/next-up-for-platepay-the-chickasaw-turnpike-in-south-central-oklahoma-rates-cashless-tolling-toll-plan-pike-pass-access-project-government-ota-transportation

Next OTA's turnpike up for conversion to cashless tolling: the Chickasaw Turnpike, which will be relatively easy to convert.

Quote from the article: "After the Chickasaw Turnpike's conversion, next up will be the Cimarron and Creek turnpikes."


Cerlin

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Scott5114

Quote from: Cerlin on August 16, 2022, 03:11:15 PM
Looks like the Chickasaw Turnpike's conversion is complete.

https://kfor.com/news/local/chickasaw-turnpike-finishes-transition-to-platepay-cashless-tolling

That's good for the coyotes. They seem to use the Chickasaw Turnpike more than humans do. Since they don't have pockets, cash tolling was always a bit of a chore for them.
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Great Lakes Roads

#103
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 16, 2022, 04:41:16 PM
Quote from: Cerlin on August 16, 2022, 03:11:15 PM
Looks like the Chickasaw Turnpike's conversion is complete.

https://kfor.com/news/local/chickasaw-turnpike-finishes-transition-to-platepay-cashless-tolling

That's good for the coyotes. They seem to use the Chickasaw Turnpike more than humans do. Since they don't have pockets, cash tolling was always a bit of a chore for them.

:rofl:

Also, I found this info on the PlatePay website (https://www.platepay.com/):
"The Cimarron Turnpike will be the next turnpike to convert to PlatePay in fall 2022, followed by (order subject to change) the Creek, Cherokee, Muskogee, Indian Nation, Will Rogers, and Turner turnpikes."

Bobby5280

The H.E. Bailey Turnpike is technically set up for all cash-less tolling now. OTA still has a lot of construction work to do however. The Newcastle toll plaza on I-44 needs very serious modification in order to restore traffic flow to 2 lanes in both directions. The OK-5/I-44 interchange where the Walters toll plaza was located needs to be completely rebuilt. There is nothing physically wrong with the I-44 toll plaza between Lawton and Chickasha. It's only a shame the plaza was completed around 3 or 4 years ago, with human operated cash toll booths -only for them to be shut down permanently. Waste of money. At least that toll plaza has 2 PikePass lanes running in both directions.

The Newcastle toll plaza is probably the most urgent situation to fix. Still, that OK-5/I-44 interchange at Walters is pretty bad.

US 89

I'm glad I got the chance to throw my quarters into the change bucket on the Indian Nation last week.

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rte66man

Looks like the Muskogee Turnpike is next for cashless:

Final November Bid List
JobPiece Federal State Other Total
STATEWIDE
35312(04) 9 OTA 0.000 0.00 0.00 4,700,000.00 0.00 4,700,000.00
MONEY ONLY
MUSKOGEE TURNPIKE: ALL ELECTRONIC TOLLING (AET) CONVERSION
OTA PROJECT MU-MC-49
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Great Lakes Roads

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/tulsa-area-turnpikes-convert-to-cashless-tolling/article_c6c76cf6-a7d1-11ed-b5ec-afdade25a158.html

"Two Tulsa-area turnpikes are converting to cashless tolling this week.

The Creek Turnpike switched to cashless tolling on Tuesday, and the Cherokee Turnpike will convert on Thursday."

abqtraveler

Quote from: Great Lakes Roads on February 09, 2023, 02:11:23 AM
https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/tulsa-area-turnpikes-convert-to-cashless-tolling/article_c6c76cf6-a7d1-11ed-b5ec-afdade25a158.html

"Two Tulsa-area turnpikes are converting to cashless tolling this week.

The Creek Turnpike switched to cashless tolling on Tuesday, and the Cherokee Turnpike will convert on Thursday."
Are they saving I-44 for last in their conversion to cashless tolling?
2-d Interstates traveled:  4, 5, 8, 10, 15, 20, 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, 39, 40, 41, 43, 45, 49, 55, 57, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76(E), 77, 78, 81, 83, 84(W), 85, 87(N), 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95

2-d Interstates Clinched:  12, 22, 30, 37, 44, 59, 80, 84(E), 86(E), 238, H1, H2, H3, H201

Bobby5280

Quote from: abqtravelerAre they saving I-44 for last in their conversion to cashless tolling?

The H.E. Bailey Turnpike (I-44 from OKC to the Red River) has been cash-less for around a year now.

I suppose they could be saving the Turner Turnpike for the last cash-less conversion since it is the busiest in the system.

Great Lakes Roads



PikePass is planning on joining with Florida toll roads (but not all of them)...

KCRoadFan

When might the Turner and Will Rogers be going cashless? I drove both last Sunday and had to pay cash.

Great Lakes Roads

Quote from: KCRoadFan on February 10, 2023, 01:30:03 PM
When might the Turner and Will Rogers be going cashless? I drove both last Sunday and had to pay cash.

Those two will be the last two to convert to cashless tolling, which will happen sometime in late 2024 or early 2025...

As far as the schedule goes, I believe that the Muskogee Turnpike will be next up in line, followed by Indian Nation, Will Rogers, and Turner Turnpikes.

rte66man

just for Bobby5280:

https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/ota/documents/other/Project%20Status%20Update.pdf

Quote
Walters - All PC (Portland concrete) paving of new ramps and tie-ins to mainline are complete.
Currently stabilizing subgrade and laying asphalt base for EB mainline.
Will begin SH-5 superstructure demo in the next couple weeks.
Work is progressing on/ahead of schedule
When you come to a fork in the road... TAKE IT.

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Bobby5280

It's nice they've finally been doing something after years of delays.

And speaking of Florida, it seems like it has been probably a decade since I first heard talk of an interoperability agreement between PikePass and SunPass.

J N Winkler

IN-MC-66 (AET conversion at the Antlers, McAlester, and Eufaula toll plazas on the Indian Nation Turnpike) has just been advertised.
"It is necessary to spend a hundred lire now to save a thousand lire later."--Piero Puricelli, explaining the need for a first-class road system to Benito Mussolini

rte66man

Quote from: Bobby5280 on May 15, 2023, 11:39:48 PM
It's nice they've finally been doing something after years of delays.

And speaking of Florida, it seems like it has been probably a decade since I first heard talk of an interoperability agreement between PikePass and SunPass.

It's in operation.
https://www.pikepass.com/Default.aspx
When you come to a fork in the road... TAKE IT.

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US 89

Quote from: rte66man on May 23, 2023, 03:35:15 PM
Quote from: Bobby5280 on May 15, 2023, 11:39:48 PM
It's nice they've finally been doing something after years of delays.

And speaking of Florida, it seems like it has been probably a decade since I first heard talk of an interoperability agreement between PikePass and SunPass.

It's in operation.
https://www.pikepass.com/Default.aspx

Not all of them yet, apparently. Toll roads operated by the Central Florida Expressway Authority, which include a bunch of roads in the Orlando area, are supposed to become compatible later in 2023.

kphoger

Just drove through the Walters toll plaza twice last week and thought of Bobby.
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Bobby5280

Some of the construction work on that toll plaza is visible in Google Earth (12/2022 imagery). It's long overdue for them to do something about that crumbling OK-5 bridge crossing over the plaza.



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