Description of Toll Points
The type(s) of toll infrastructure constructed on a toll facility to support a type of toll concept.
| Toll Point Type | Description | Examples | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toll Plaza | Toll Plaza without ETC | A conventional toll plaza where all drivers must stop and pay, without the ability to use an ETC account or pay by license plate. | |
| Toll Plaza with ETC | A conventional toll plaza with ETC available in some or all conventional toll lanes. May or may not include license plate tolls. | ||
| Toll Plaza with Dedicated ETC Lanes | A conventional toll plaza with ETC available in some or all conventional toll lanes, and also with some ETC-Only lanes typically allowing roll-through up to about 25 mph. May or may not include license plate tolls. | Ramps on the Illinois Tollway, HCTRA | |
| Toll Plaza with Non-Stop ETC Lanes | A conventional toll plaza with ETC available in some or all lanes, and with one or more lanes modified and widened to safely allow higherspeed ETC-Only travel. | BATA plazas until ORT conversion | |
| AET Toll Plaza | A conventional toll plaza with ETC and license plate tolls only, with all cash toll equipment removed. Typically a temporary condition until toll plaza replacement with an ORT Toll Zone. | Golden Gate Bridge, until ORT conversion | |
| ORT Toll Plaza | A toll point with an "ORT" or "MLFF" roadway for high-speed nonstop tolls, with a conventional toll plaza safely separated from the ORT lanes at the same toll point. | Mainline plazas on the Illinois Tollway, HCTRA, CFX and others | |
| Toll Zone | a.k.a. “ORT Toll Zone,” “AET Toll Zone” or “MLFF Toll” | A toll point on a facility with no toll plaza and no place for a driver to stop and pay a toll. Tolls are only collected by ETC, license plate image capture, or other evolving technologies at full travel speeds. | NCTA, MDX, Mass Pike, MDTA MD200, all managed lanes projects, |