I-95 Newark Toll Plaza Holds Rededication Ceremony
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I-95 Newark Toll Plaza holds rededication ceremony
Brandywine East Community News The project was completed by A-Del Construction Company with the help of I-95 Toll Plaza personnel, EZ Pass provider, Transcore; and Control Technologies Inc. DelDOT Secretary Shailen Bhatt said that I-95 is a “vital part of a transportation network … |
Construction Requires Closing Section of I-10 in Palm Springs
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Construction requires closing section of I-10 in Palm Springs
Southwest Riverside News Network Starting at 9 pm, eastbound lanes will close near the interchange and reopen about 5 am Tuesday, according to Palm Springs police. The California Highway Patrol will route traffic off the freeway ahead of closed sections and back onto I-10 at Palm and … |
Traffic Alert: Lanes Shifting in I-90 Construction
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Traffic Alert: Lanes Shifting in I-90 Construction
Patch.com Traffic shifts are scheduled this weekend on I-90 for the Roadway and Bridge Rehabilitation Projects between US Route 20 and Genoa Road and between the Elgin Toll Plaza and Barrington Road. By 5 am on Sunday, July 24, … Two I-90 ramps to close during nightly construction |
Northbound I-5 Burlington to Bellingham Down To One Lane This Week
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Northbound I-5 Burlington to Bellingham down to one lane this week
KING5.com A twelve mile stretch of northbound Interstate 5 from Burlington to Bellingham will be down to one lane between 7 pm Monday and 10 am Friday for construction. Drivers are being warned it could take an hour or more to get through it. … Hour delays expected on I-5 between Burlington and Bellingham |
Road Construction Planned For I-75 and Highway 96 in Georgia
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Road construction planned for I-75 and Highway 96
13WMAZ On I-75 southbound, road work will close two lanes between mile markers 184 and 177. That project affects the area from Forsyth to the I-475 split. Crews will begin Sunday at 9 pm and will work at night. The construction should wrap up on Friday. … |
I-75 Project Nearly Complete
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I-75 project nearly complete
Cincinnati.com Cunningham said ODOT's I-75 improvements from Cincinnati to Dayton will help the planned Brent Spence Bridge project when it is eventually built. He said officials are looking at the new bridge to be done sometime between 2020 and 2022, if construction … |
Exciting aerial ride opens Friday at Forever Florida’s Florida EcoSafaris
Florida Eco Safaris at Forever Florida is well-know as the home of a lovely forested zipline course, as well as horseback riding and other eco adventures. The company is adding to the thrills with a new ride, the Cypress…
Road Watch: A Guide to Closings and Construction
Published: Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 10:37 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 10:37 p.m. A new east-west connector road and loop road are being built between State Road 33 and Polk Parkway.
E-ZPass Transponder Costs To Drop
The multi state consortium that runs the E-ZPass toll collection system has agreed to a deal that would cut the cost of each transponder issued by its member toll authorities, including Maryland’s, by more than half.
TollRoadsnews reported that the E-ZPass Inter-agency Group has chosen Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS Inc. as its supplier for the next generation of toll-collection devices. The Frederick-based trade publication calculated that Kapsch’s bid would lower the per-unit cost of transponders from $20.95 to $8.90.
The deal would presumably give the Maryland Transportation Authority some room to offer its customers a better deal, though the savings are unlikely to have much impact on the record-high toll increases now pending. The total savings for the 10-year life of the contract would be $482 million split among the 24 toll agencies that make up the E-ZPass consortium.
The group includes toll agencies from as far west as Illinois, as far south as Virginia and as far north as the Canadian border.
The reduction presumably would allow member agencies to charge E-ZPass users less for the transponders they must install in their vehicle to participate in the electronic toll collection program. Maryland now charges $21 per transponder and is expecting a surge in demand because of the impending opening of the second phase of the Intercounty Connector and a pending proposal to offer a 10 percent discount to E-ZPass users at its other toll facilities.
Maryland now sells about 160,000 of the units each year.
Authority spokeswoman Kelly Melhem confirmed that the agency plans to share its savings with customers. Details of how those savings would be shared would be up to the authority’s board.
The new contract could let the authority give a small break to holders of decals that let motorists use the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge over the Susquehanna River to use that facility at a sharp discount. The authority’s toll plan would put an end to the decal system and require drivers who want the Hatem discounts to pay through the E-ZPass system — a measure that brought loud protests at public hearings in Harford and Cecil counties. Under the proposal as stands, those customers would have to pay $21 for a new transponder.
Mehlem said she could not predict what the board would decide but indicated that members would be looking at the possibility of giving Hatem users a break on the transponder price.
"It is certainly going to be looked at based on the comments received in that part of the state," she said.
Kapsch prevailed in a competition in which four companies participated, although one was disqualified because its bid did not fit the contract criteria. The draft contract calls for Kapsch to supply and service equipment for 10 years, though member toll authorities will have an option to seek competitive bids after four.
TollRoadsnews reported that the authority expects to buy about 40 million transponders over the next 10 years.
According to the inter agency group, the new transponders will be smaller and "sexier" than thhe current model.
Delays in the procurement process have forced members to extend their current contracts with Kapsch into 2012. Maryland’s Board of Public Works is scheduled to consider an extension of the current contract with Kapsch until next August, after which the new contract would likely take effect.
The Maryland authority said the procurement was especially complicated because it involved many members spread across 14 states.
Maryland Seeks Private Partner For Two I-95 Travel Plazas
New solicitation gives more leeway to prospective bidders
This time around, the Maryland Transportation Authority won’t dictate to prospective bidders how many hand dryers to install in the bathrooms at the state’s two travel plazas on Interstate 95.