Open Road tolling may be coming to Miami, as the MDX will be deciding on whether to implement the system on the Dolphin, Don Shula, Airport, and Palmetto Expressways. It’s a new technology which has already been installed at the toll-plaza on the Dolphin expressway heading east bound towards Miami. With Open Road Tolling, cars wouldn’t have to slow down or stop to pay the toll. The system works great, and will temporarily relieve some of the traffic congestion that is associated with toll collection. However, we see the implementation of open road tolling as an essential equal to widening of expressways. It’s a good idea and will streamline our expressways, but, citizens shouldn’t be duped into believing that the expressways will flow freely. More space in the end will just equal more cars.
Some quick facts from the MDX website:
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400 cars can pass through a manned toll booth per hour
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600 cars can pass through an exact change lane per hour
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1200 cars can pass through a SunPass dedicated lane per hour
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2200 cars can pass through an Open Road Tolling lane per hour
On, the plus side, more tolls would be added to the system, allowing users to pay for what they actually use, rather than existing system which has the toll plazas placed in a few unusual locations where fewer drivers carry the burden of paying the tolls…
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