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doorknob60

Quote from: Great Lakes Roads on January 29, 2025, 07:23:29 PMhttps://www.portofhoodriver.com/port-of-hood-river-to-implement-fully-electronic-tolling-starting-april-1

The Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge will be going cashless starting on April 1st...

I really hoped they would have become interoperable with other toll transponders before they went that route. I use the bridge maybe a couple times per year, so I've considered a transponder, but ultimately decided it's probably not worth it (especially since they started taking credit cards). But I might end up getting one with this change.

I saw they have a $3 administrative fee per crossing for toll by mail, which would make the toll $6.50. But I think that the fee does not apply if you go pay it online within 7 days, so I guess that's okay. Still, I remember when the bridge was $0.75 haha. But I understand the increases, they want a new bridge.

But now I just looked at their TOS, and they may terminate accounts with no use after 24 months and charge a $10 fee. What a pain, I don't think my Goodtogo, Fastrak, or E-Pass accounts do that.


vdeane

Yeah, I don't see why interoperability would be "ceding control".  Even E-ZPass is really just a unified branding and series of interoperability of agreements; each state still issues its own transponders, maintains its own accounts, and sends the bill to other states for users with non-local (but still E-ZPass) transponders.  It's basically boils down to "if we read your transponder, we'll send you the bill, and if you read our transponder, you'll send us the bill".
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Amaury

Quote from: Great Lakes Roads on January 29, 2025, 07:23:29 PMhttps://www.portofhoodriver.com/port-of-hood-river-to-implement-fully-electronic-tolling-starting-april-1

The Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge will be going cashless starting on April 1st...

Not a huge deal for me, personally. I don't carry cash and only use my debit card. Only time I use cash is when I get tips and want to get rid of the cash and then use my debit card to pay for the rest.
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stevashe

Quote from: Amaury on January 31, 2025, 01:20:19 PM
Quote from: Great Lakes Roads on January 29, 2025, 07:23:29 PMhttps://www.portofhoodriver.com/port-of-hood-river-to-implement-fully-electronic-tolling-starting-april-1

The Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge will be going cashless starting on April 1st...

Not a huge deal for me, personally. I don't carry cash and only use my debit card. Only time I use cash is when I get tips and want to get rid of the cash and then use my debit card to pay for the rest.

Well, fully electronic rolling does mean that they won't be taking debit and credit cards at the tollbooths anymore either. Just transponders and pay-by-plate.

With regards to interoperability, the plan with the proposed tools on the new I-5 bridge does include compatibility with Good to Go, so it really would make sense to add the Hood River and Cascade Locks bridges to the same system as well.

Amaury

Is that the one where they take a photo of your license plate and then send you a bill in the mail and you pay online? If so, I'm already familiar with that, as I've done that with the WA 520 bridge and WA 99 tunnel.
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stevashe

Quote from: Amaury on January 31, 2025, 01:53:58 PMIs that the one where they take a photo of your license plate and then send you a bill in the mail and you pay online? If so, I'm already familiar with that, as I've done that with the WA 520 bridge and WA 99 tunnel.

Yes, same idea.

pderocco

Quote from: doorknob60 on January 31, 2025, 11:55:58 AMBut now I just looked at their TOS, and they may terminate accounts with no use after 24 months and charge a $10 fee. What a pain, I don't think my Goodtogo, Fastrak, or E-Pass accounts do that.
That seems illogical. The cost borne by them is for keeping your account open. If that's a real cost, they should charge a $10 fee every 24 months, and leave the account active.

xonhulu

Quote from: Bickendan on November 13, 2023, 09:47:10 PMI'm happy to report that US 8 and US 47 are still signed in Forest Grove.

Sadly, someone finally noticed the error:


pderocco

Quote from: xonhulu on Today at 02:05:44 AM
Quote from: Bickendan on November 13, 2023, 09:47:10 PMI'm happy to report that US 8 and US 47 are still signed in Forest Grove.

Sadly, someone finally noticed the error:


How are we supposed to get to Wisconsin now?



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