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A.C. Expressway could become cash-free toll road

The commission that runs the Atlantic City Expressway is studying making the toll road cash-free.

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A.C. Expressway could become cash-free toll road

POSTED: Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 8:48 AM

Inquirer staff report:

The operators of the Atlantic City Expressway are weighing the option of making the toll road cash-free.

Drivers would still have to pay the tolls, but they would be collected through either E-ZPass or monthly bills linked to license plates.

The second option would carry a 10-percent surcharge. Sixty-percent of motorists on the expressway already use E-ZPass.

The South Jersey Transportation Authority is awaiting the results of a study on the proposal, expected in the fall, before making a decision.

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:03 AM, 06/30/2009

I love EZ Pass! I love passing all of the dorks having to wait in line to dig quarters out of their ashtrays to pay tolls. Traffic flows so much easier with it! Now if only they'd change all of the sensors to the high-speed units like on the AC expressway, using bridges would be a snap!

— snjgwmc

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:09 AM, 06/30/2009

Do the words "this note is legal tender for all debts, public and private", which appear on every piece of paper money printed in the U.S., mean anything? For many reasons, cash needs to remain a payment option.

— Phillycat1

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:09 AM, 06/30/2009

The time has long since passed to get rid of the root of all evil-cash.The cost it imposes is mindboggling.

— bigeastbeast

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:14 AM, 06/30/2009

Anyone who loves the convienence of EZ Pass should realize that it is also becoming increasingly convienent for states to collect tolls. Watch for 422 in PA to become a toll road because EZ Pass makes the capital and maintenance expediture for a state to collect tolls irrelevant.

— bobk

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:45 AM, 06/30/2009

The airport should get EZPASS too. They have it in Newark. There is nothing like returning from an awesome vacation only to be greeted by a grumpy Philadelphia Parking Authority attendant. No matter how friendly you are they never smile or offer a return salutation. The last time I left the airport I clearly interrupted LaVeranda who was reading her soap opera magazine.

— BenFranklin1776

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:49 AM, 06/30/2009

Just take 322 down it's already free just a little slower

— MoBayYankee

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:23 PM, 06/30/2009

Phillycat - A toll is not a "debt". No retailer is obligated to take cash.

— Politburo

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:50 PM, 06/30/2009

Black Horse Pike is your best bet. With EZ Pass, you don't feel the pain of paying tolls each time. As some others said, with EZ Pass, it is too EZ for municalities to hit as many roads as possible with tolls - and we don't even notice it.

— chak06880

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:53 PM, 06/30/2009

Again, New Jersey has its collective head up its backside. We no longer live in the tri-state area but visit often. While we enjoy going to Atlantic City, this will just make us stay in the Lehigh Valley or go to other casinos in PA or Delaware. Just another reason that the State of New Jersey is killing Atlantic City. Want another reason? Repeatedly charging to park. While this may be a City thing, it is still a bad way to do business.

— AHiredGun