ITR Concession then backed off and said I-PASS holders will get the Toll Road discount. It threatened to revoke I-PASS for Indiana residents. That raised hackles at the Illinois Tollway Authority, because it offers a 50 percent discount to all motorists with electronic tolling transponders. Originally, ITR Concession said that the discount would not be available to I-PASS users. With the 40 percent I-Zoom discount, the new toll will be $4.80. That will trigger new, higher tolls and the I-Zoom discount.Ī car or motorcycle traveling the entire length of the Toll Road without I-Zoom will pay $8, as compared to the current $4.65. Please make sure your transponder is installed according to the instructions provided. ITR Concession plans to have electronic tolling installed the entire length of the 157-mile roadway by November. It will start at the Portage barrier at mile marker 23 and be operational to the Illinois state line. Northwest Indiana will be the first segment of the Toll Road to get electronic tolling. The Illinois Tollway's I-PASS as well as EZ-Passes issued by other states will be honored on the Indiana Toll Road. That is similar to the system in place on the Chicago Skyway. However, vehicles will have to slow to 15 mph in I-Zoom lanes, which is expected to help relieve congestion. Additionally, drivers with a toll pass compatible with the E-ZPass can use their pass on toll roads in the state of Indiana. Drivers using the E-ZPass can drive in E-ZPass toll lanes and use all-electronic toll roads. On the Indiana Toll Road, toll booths and gates will remain in place. The toll pass issued by the state of Indiana is E-ZPass. There, cars do not have to slow down as they pass beneath the tolling devices spanning several lanes. The Indiana Toll Road will not have "open road tolling" such as that on the Illinois Tollway. i-Zoom was the former name for the electronic toll collection system used on the Indiana Toll Road (ITR), which now uses the E-ZPass system. There will be a toll-free number and a Web site for ordering I-Zoom transponders, which will cost $10. People will be able to sign up for I-Zoom starting June 15. "The convenience and ease of paying tolls is the primary reason for installing electronic tolling," Pierce said. BY KEITH BENMAN, Times of Northwest IndianaĮlectronic tolling is scheduled to come to the Indiana Toll Road in Northwest Indiana on June 25.ĭespite a controversy with Illinois over discounts, Toll Road operator ITR Concession plans to roll out its I-Zoom tolling on that date, according to company spokesman Matt Pierce. The Indiana Toll Road is part of the Interstate Highway System which runs 156.28 miles (251.51 km) through Indiana connecting the Chicago Skyway to the Ohio.
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