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  • Florida AG shuts down fake SunPass sites targeting toll users with phishing scams

    CW34.com - February 17, 2025 - The Florida Attorney General's (AG) Office is cracking down on fraudulent SunPass websites.

    Last week, the AG's office announced in collaboration with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Cyber Fraud Analytical Support Team that it had shut down hundreds of fraudulent websites that target SunPass users with fake toll notices and phishing schemes. The AG's office says the scams are in an attempt to steal people's personal and financial information. Read more >>

  • Washington Lawmakers Propose $1.6 Billion in Tolls for I-5 Bridge Replacement

    Roadsbridges.com - February 17, 2025 - On Wednesday, Washington State lawmakers introduced bills to raise $1.6 billion from tolls to help pay for the construction of a replacement bridge on Interstate 5.

    The bills introduced in the state House and Senate authorize the sale of $1.6 billion in general obligation bonds.

    The borrowed money would be repaid with toll proceeds, gas taxes and vehicle fees. Because the bonds would be backed by the full faith and credit of the state, the general fund could be tapped as a last-resort source of repayment. Read more >>

  • New Jersey Lawmaker Says E-ZPass Foreign Contract Not a Done Deal Yet, Moves to Block It

    Shorenewsnetwork.com - February 11, 2025 - A New Jersey lawmaker is raising concerns over a state transportation contract awarded to a Singapore-based company with alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party. The deal, which involves managing the E-ZPass toll system, is not yet finalized, according to Assemblyman Paul Kanitra, who says Republicans are working to prevent its completion. Read more >>

  • Florida cracks down on fraudulent SunPass websites: How to watch out for scams

    NBCMiami.com - February 10, 2025 - Fraudulent websites that targeted SunPass users with fake toll notices and phishing schemes have been shut down, state officials announced Monday.

    The Florida Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Cyber Fraud Analytical Support Team said they shut down hundreds of websites that attempted to steal users' personal and financial information. Read more >>

  • New Yorkers fume over revelation MTA lost $5.1B on unpaid tolls, violations as honest drivers slapped with congestion pricing

    NYPost.com - January 27, 2025 - This news is taking a toll on honest New Yorkers.

    Outrage mounted in the Big Apple Monday after the revelation the MTA lost $5.1 billion in unpaid tolls and fees over four years – while drivers doing the right thing are forced to pay more.

    The massive unpaid collections at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s nine bridges and tunnels surpasses the estimated $500 million to $800 million expected to be generated annually from the new $9 first-in-the-nation congestion toll to enter Midtown Manhattan south of 60th Street. Read more >>

  • TransCore’s Tolling System Goes Lives with PA Turnpike’s Open Road Tolling

    Wric.com - January 21, 2025 - TransCore, a leader in advanced tolling and traffic management solutions, today announced the successful phase one go-live of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s (PA Turnpike) statewide conversion to open road tolling (ORT). With its groundbreaking cashless Infinity roadside tolling system now live on the eastern part of the PA Turnpike, TransCore’s system will also go live across western Pennsylvania when the PA Turnpike expands ORT in 2027.

    To improve roadway safety, efficiency, and convenience, the PA Turnpike partnered with TransCore to relocate tolling points from interchange locations to overhead gantries installed between turnpike entry and exit points. The newly deployed Infinity system provides electronic tolling at highway speeds with a combination of RFID technology to read E-ZPass transponders and advanced in-lane sensors to identify, classify, and process Toll By Plate transactions. Read more >>