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FasTrak initiates new Solo drivers who use the FasTrak automated tolling system to access the Every few minutes, the new state-of-the-art system will recalculate the per-mile toll rate based on the level of traffic in the I-15 corridor, making sure traffic flows freely in the Express Lanes. The toll rate FasTrak customers see on the signs located just before each of the entrances to the Express Lanes will provide the minimum toll that they can expect to pay if they enter the facility regardless of their eventual exit location. The signs also will advise them of one or more possible fares for longer trips to upcoming freeway interchanges, such as SR 56 or SR 163. If a driver is traveling to a destination somewhere between the first possible exit point and the next major freeway interchange, that person can expect to pay a toll that falls between the minimum and the amount to the interchange. The new FasTrak system is the most advanced in the world. The toll displayed on the sign when a car enters will apply for the entire trip – even if the rate goes up or down while that customer is in the lanes. A sophisticated identification system using the FasTrak transponder customers have in their cars will track where and when they enter and exit the lanes, automatically calculate their toll, and flag violators for enforcement by the California Highway Patrol. The FasTrak system is one element of the Express Lanes on I-15, which are being expanded to four reversible lanes stretching 20 miles from SR 163 to SR 78. The first piece of new lanes opened north of SR 56 in September 2008. Another 3.5 miles debuted on March 16, 2009. In addition, construction continues on four new miles in the north and the expansion of the existing eight miles in the south. Project Manager |
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