NC Quick Pass to link with widely used E-ZPass

Raleigh, N.C. — Drivers with an NC Quick Pass soon will be able to use the transponder in states that accept E-ZPass, the most widely used electronic toll collection system in the country.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced the change Thursday, saying the agreement was struck to provide greater convenience for customers. E-ZPass holders will also be able to use their transponders in North Carolina.

The link takes effect Jan. 3.

“I am very proud that North Carolina is the first state to implement an agreement of this kind with E-ZPass,” state Secretary of Transportation Gene Conti said in a statement. “This allows our customers the freedom to travel on many tolling roads with the same ease as traveling at home.”

E-ZPass is prevalent across the myriad of toll roads in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. It is now used by 25 agencies in 15 states, including Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, New Jersey and Maine.

“This is an exciting day for the people in 15 states and a monumental business agreement for the tolling industry,” E-ZPass Group Executive Director PJ Wilkins said.

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"having a 40 some cents a gallon tax on gas and a toll to pay for the roads is DOUBLE TAX. and if there werent 9 workers watching 1 man dig a hole maybe they could afford to repair the roads correctlythe first time, and some of the repairs i have seen a 2 year old could have done it better with bubble gum."

Ha ha ha - funny comments. I trust 2013 will bring you peace.

sunny7
December 28, 2012 2:27 p.m.

"...NCDOT is full of highly competent engineers..."

Really? Let's see, just a few from memory...

- Correcting wrong specs on I40W headed away from RDU towards Chapel Hill cost taxpayers how much money and time and aggravation? - And everyone remember the original ONE LANE exit from I540W to 40W? Whoever designed and approved that should have been fired. -And what about the lane shifting and ultimately useless lane at I40W into Raleigh at US70?? -Ever had to merge onto I540W from Triangle Town Center on a busy day? -And a single lane exit from I540W onto US70N? That intersection in whole is a nightmare at rush hours. -And why is the resurfaced I540 from Capital Blvd out to RDU bumpier and rougher than the original surface?

...and all of that in a 10-mile stretch...don't even get me atarted on other places in the state...

JDNCSU
December 28, 2012 2:25 p.m.

Remember this when your property taxes go up to pay for more schools, teachers, etc. "But I already pay property tax - this is double taxation!"

beg to differ that is a tax increase!

having a 40 some cents a gallon tax on gas and a toll to pay for the roads is DOUBLE TAX. and if there werent 9 workers watching 1 man dig a hole maybe they could afford to repair the roads correctlythe first time, and some of the repairs i have seen a 2 year old could have done it better with bubble gum.

wilsmoku
December 28, 2012 1:17 p.m.

Finally! This will be much easier (and cheaper) for when we travel up north. I couldnt get the Pass systems in those states because we are not residents, but now I guess I can use the NC quickpass. Still wont drive the overpriced NC 540 though. :)

busyb97
December 28, 2012 10:47 a.m.

“This allows our customers the freedom to travel on many tolling roads with the same ease as traveling at home.”

i cant help but read this as this allows our customers to be DOUBLE TAXED at home and gives us the basis for future DOUBLE TAXED roads.

wilsmoku
December 28, 2012 9:59 a.m.