MANILA -Beginning at the moment, Sept. 8, extra toll plazas are taking part within the dry run of contactless program that began on Sept. 1 because the Division of Transportation (DOTr) pushes to advertise cashless transactions.
An advisory from the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) exhibits the next toll plazas at the moment are a part of this system:
- NAIA Expressway
- NAIAX Street B
- South Metro Manila Skyway Stage 1&2
-Merville Toll Plaza
-Sucat SB and NB Exit
-Bicutan SB and NB Entry - Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3
-Buendia NB Entry
-Plaza Dilao Toll PLaza
-Quezon Ave. SB Entry - South Luzon Expressway (SLEX)
-Eton SB and NB Entry/Exit
-Cabuyao SB Entry
-Alabang SB and NB Entry/Exit
-Batino SB Exit
-Calamba Turbina A NB Entry - STAR Tollway
-Sto. Tomas NB Entry - Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX)
-Anao Toll Plaza
-Pura Toll Plaza
-Pozzorubio Toll Plaza
Different taking part toll plazas embrace these in Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway, North Luzon Expressway, Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, Cavite-Laguna Expressway and Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway-C5 Southlink.
“On taking part toll plazas, motorists with no RFID (radio frequency identification) stickers shall be directed to a secure place/location the place he pays the toll charges in money, and shall be persuaded to have an RFID sticker put in,” TRB famous.
The DOTr stated the findings of the two-month dry run would decide if the contactless program can be made everlasting.
“On question if cashless might be everlasting, that may depend upon the outcomes of the two-month dry run and if the DOTr will discover benefit for the reimplementation of the contactless/cashless program,” DOTr instructed the Inquirer.
The DOTr beforehand issued an order in 2020 requiring cashless or contactless transactions by way of RFID stickers because it sought to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19.
Attributable to complaints arising from glitches within the digital toll assortment (ETC) system, nevertheless, the division issued an addendum allowing autos with no RFID stickers to make use of the tollways and requiring money lanes in all toll plazas.
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