kx90:

I ruck in Newtown most mornings before I head to get the train in Trenton. I cannot imagine how bad it's going to be heading into NJ when they start work on that bridge in earnest.

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Originally posted by ugeesta:
If they bump the speed limit to highway speeds when passing through, this is a good thing. Be like Denver and get rid of the toll booth in its entirety.

We have both. 2 miles before the EZ-pass there are signs that direct you to the left lanes if you have the pass and want to continue at highway speeds. Some double the price, and on the way back, in the same location there is no toll booths.

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Originally posted by rscalzo:

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posted March 22, 2017 08:36 PMWTF is this bullshit? The light that goes green when your EZPass is read is a great feature I always thought? Now it's illegal according to the Feds?

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These are exactly what they are getting rid of in PA. Did you even read my post?

That statement is confusing. You stated they are eliminating the green light signal similar to a standard traffic signal. Then you stated they are eliminating the led system that gives a account status. which one is it?

Ummm... yeah. That's what I was just thinking after I re-read your post several times. I see talk about a "feedback signal or traffic light", which I read to be one and the same. There was also subsequent discussion about the very traffic light and conjecture that somehow such a signal was a prohibited use of an actual traffic light.

Sorry I missed the part in your OP about a text display advising the driver of his account status when a tag is read at a toll plaza.

-Rob

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Originally posted by hile:
kx90:

I ruck in Newtown most mornings before I head to get the train in Trenton. I cannot imagine how bad it's going to be heading into NJ when they start work on that bridge in earnest.

I hope they don't close the 95 bridge during the construction. We got a taste of it when the TPK bridge was closed. As long as I got into Morrisville by 7:15am I will beat most of the traffic to the Calhoun St. bridge.

Coming home from work was the real pain in the ass. The traffic on 29 was backed all the way to the 129 split.

From what it looks like they will be building a second bridge right next to the current bridge, once that is complete they will move all of the traffic to that bridge. Then they will rebuild the current bridge and when that is finished open it up.

Hopefully that eases up the choke point that area is.

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Originally posted by nhtagmember: move out west - no toll roads

Unless you don't consider Kansas to be west enough, the Kansas Turnpike (aka I70) between Topeka and Kansas City is a toll road. It is not compatible with the EZ Pass system so they send you a bill in the mail if you don't have a local toll reader.

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Originally posted by nhtagmember:
move out west - no toll roads

Not entirely true. While we're not forced to pay a toll for driving on the highway, there are specific lanes which charge a toll in order to avoid rush hour traffic. They're also through the FasTrak system.

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Originally posted by BurtonRW:
Here in MD, we have very informative signs that tell you "Paid", "Low Balance", or even "Invalid Tag" ($0 balance), as you drive through.

You'll get used to it.

-Rob

Rob Ever driving the ICC. While I think it's BS that it's a toll road but that's another discussion, the system is 1000 times better. No lights, no toll both never slow down. Highway interchanges and highway speeds the entire length.

Sensors are above the road like large signs. They can tell where you get on and off and charge your EZ-Pass.

Much better then the tunnels through Baltimore.

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Originally posted by comet24:

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Originally posted by BurtonRW:
Here in MD, we have very informative signs that tell you "Paid", "Low Balance", or even "Invalid Tag" ($0 balance), as you drive through.

You'll get used to it.

-Rob

Rob Ever driving the ICC. While I think it's BS that it's a toll road but that's another discussion, the system is 1000 times better. No lights, no toll both never slow down. Highway interchanges and highway speeds the entire length.

Sensors are above the road like large signs. They can tell where you get on and off and charge your EZ-Pass.

Much better then the tunnels through Baltimore.

Never tried it, but I assume it's the same as the Express lanes on VA side of Beltway?

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Originally posted by Skins2881:

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Originally posted by comet24:

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Originally posted by BurtonRW:
Here in MD, we have very informative signs that tell you "Paid", "Low Balance", or even "Invalid Tag" ($0 balance), as you drive through.

You'll get used to it.

-Rob

Rob Ever driving the ICC. While I think it's BS that it's a toll road but that's another discussion, the system is 1000 times better. No lights, no toll both never slow down. Highway interchanges and highway speeds the entire length.

Sensors are above the road like large signs. They can tell where you get on and off and charge your EZ-Pass.

Much better then the tunnels through Baltimore.

Never tried it, but I assume it's the same as the Express lanes on VA side of Beltway?

Basically the same thing.

BTW when the for years the Dulles Toll Road had no way to collect funds from people driving through the ezpass lanes without a transponder.

I used to have work in VA but my office was in MD. I had a transponder on my work truck but it started blinking the it's dead thing when I went through it. Work never got a bill. I did get it swapped out for a new one. Later I find out the camera's never worked to track people that didn't pay. They do now but apparently they didn't for years.

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Originally posted by nhtagmember:
move out west - no toll roads

one of the things I absolutely detested the most in New England, and particularly the shithole town where I lived was every entrance and exit to and from the highway in my town was a toll booth

Sounds like Merrimack, NH.

I have lived in major metro areas in the past. Toll roads, heavy traffic and paying for parking are things I do not miss. I would enjoy luxury living in the wilderness but that is not affordable at the moment.