The 1698 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has awarded a contract, valued at approximately $88 million, to 45 Electronic Transaction Consultants Corporation (ETC Corporation) to provide a facility-wide replacement toll collection and audit system as well as related system maintenance services.
Under the contract, ETC will implement its latest generation Rite solution on the Port Authority’s toll facilities to deliver a number of advanced system features including a sophisticated toll data warehouse, an advanced enterprise reporting solution, and a visual toll auditing system. The company’s solution is designed to support the Port Authority’s anticipated growth and enable the potential implementation of additional open road tolling (ORT) lanes in the future.
“This is one of the most significant toll collection programmes in the Northeast region and the ETC team is very proud to be awarded this contract by the Port Authority,” said Tim Gallagher, ETC Corporation’s managing director. “For more than a decade some of the largest and most technically advanced toll authorities in the nation have relied on ETC and the Rite solution. The Port Authority’s award further establishes the Rite solution’s leadership position in the marketplace.”
The new system will replace the Port Authority’s existing toll collection solution on its four bridges and two tunnels which, in 2010, collected tolls from 242 million vehicles and generated $960 million in revenues. This is an extensive toll replacement project that must be accomplished in live traffic conditions on some of the busiest toll collection plazas in the industry. The project also entails the decommissioning of several lanes and the construction of two new express/ORT zones for a final total of 62 conventional lanes and five express/ORT lanes. The maintenance contract is for six years, plus the potential for three, two-year extensions (a total of up to 12 years of maintenance).
In addition to the new systems mentioned above, the solution incorporates host audit and reconciliation capabilities as well as an operations dashboard to monitor roadway performance; and a maintenance online management system (MOMS). The new lane solution includes the Rite Redundant Lane Controller; E-ZPass AVI system; an advanced automatic vehicle detection and classification system featuring a combination of inductive loops, fibre-optic treadle strips, dual wheel detectors, and laser scanners; an image capture system; and a wide array of toll-booth-based equipment.
The solution will also be interfaced with the existing New York E-ZPass customer service centre that will post E-ZPass tolls to accounts.
The award, including maintenance options, is valued at approximately $88 million. The ETC Corporation project team includes locally based subcontractors including4230 STV Incorporated, which will provide civil engineering and design work; T. Moriarty & Son, which will perform construction services; and H&L Electric, which will act as the electrical contractor for the project.
Under the contract, ETC will implement its latest generation Rite solution on the Port Authority’s toll facilities to deliver a number of advanced system features including a sophisticated toll data warehouse, an advanced enterprise reporting solution, and a visual toll auditing system. The company’s solution is designed to support the Port Authority’s anticipated growth and enable the potential implementation of additional open road tolling (ORT) lanes in the future.
“This is one of the most significant toll collection programmes in the Northeast region and the ETC team is very proud to be awarded this contract by the Port Authority,” said Tim Gallagher, ETC Corporation’s managing director. “For more than a decade some of the largest and most technically advanced toll authorities in the nation have relied on ETC and the Rite solution. The Port Authority’s award further establishes the Rite solution’s leadership position in the marketplace.”
The new system will replace the Port Authority’s existing toll collection solution on its four bridges and two tunnels which, in 2010, collected tolls from 242 million vehicles and generated $960 million in revenues. This is an extensive toll replacement project that must be accomplished in live traffic conditions on some of the busiest toll collection plazas in the industry. The project also entails the decommissioning of several lanes and the construction of two new express/ORT zones for a final total of 62 conventional lanes and five express/ORT lanes. The maintenance contract is for six years, plus the potential for three, two-year extensions (a total of up to 12 years of maintenance).
In addition to the new systems mentioned above, the solution incorporates host audit and reconciliation capabilities as well as an operations dashboard to monitor roadway performance; and a maintenance online management system (MOMS). The new lane solution includes the Rite Redundant Lane Controller; E-ZPass AVI system; an advanced automatic vehicle detection and classification system featuring a combination of inductive loops, fibre-optic treadle strips, dual wheel detectors, and laser scanners; an image capture system; and a wide array of toll-booth-based equipment.
The solution will also be interfaced with the existing New York E-ZPass customer service centre that will post E-ZPass tolls to accounts.
The award, including maintenance options, is valued at approximately $88 million. The ETC Corporation project team includes locally based subcontractors including
