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Highway Issues

Explore highway issues related to rear-end accidents at barrier toll plazas and the benefits of Open Road Tolling as a safer alternative. Learn about toll plaza design guidance and the push for national standards in toll road safety. Source: Illinois Tollway Open Road Tolling, FHWA, IBTTA, AASHTO.

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Highway Issues

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  1. Highway Issues

  2. Rear-End Accidents At barrier toll plazas • Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA), 49% • Pennsylvania Toll Highway System, 30% • New Jersey Toll Authority System, 38%

  3. Traditional Toll Plaza Lanes • At barrier toll plazas • Manual cash • Automatic coin • Electronic collection • Vehicles must stop or slow down

  4. Open Road Toll Plaza Lanes • At open road toll plazas • Vehicles identified electronically • Vehicles allowed to drive nonstop Source: Illinois Tollway

  5. Open Road Tolling • Improves overall safety • Eliminates queuing at toll plazas • Reduces rear-end accidents • Florida DOT 2003 study • Pre-ORT, 27 rear-end accidents • Post-ORT, 12 rear-end accidents • States believe tolling provides funding for highway expansion

  6. Toll Plaza Design Guidance • No guidelines or standards • AASHTO’s Green Book • FHWA’s MUTCD • FHWA and IBTTA goal • Best practices report • Consistent national strategies • Report expected summer 2006

  7. Summary • Lack of national toll plaza design standards • Need for design uniformity to ensure toll road safety

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