Toll Collection and Violation Enforcement August 9, 2012 1
New Jersey Turnpike Authority The New Jersey Turnpike 152 miles (including extensions and spurs) 28 interchanges 366 toll lanes 59 years in business Connects many parts of New Jersey and the Northeastern U.S. The Garden State Parkway 173 miles long 234 toll lanes 359 exits and entrances 55 years in business Primary north-south route Acquired as part of the consolidation with the New Jersey Highway Authority in 2003 August 9, 2012 2
Today s Toll Collection Methods NJ Turnpike Lane Types Staffed Dedicated E-ZPass Open Road Toll All exit lanes equipped with Violation Enforcement System or VES GSP Lane Types Staffed Automatic Coin Machine Dedicated E-ZPass Open Road Toll lanes All lanes equipped with VES All entry and exit lanes are E-ZPass equipped. August 9, 2012 3
2011 Annual Traffic & Toll Data Facility Revenue Vehicles Tolls NJ Turnpike 234.6 million $673 million Garden State Parkway 379.0 million $275 million Estimated 2012 Toll Revenue NJ Turnpike Facility Garden State Parkway Tolls $990 million $405 million August 9, 2012 4
E-ZPass Market Share (as of May 2012) Facility Average E-ZPass Usage NJ Turnpike 79.4% Garden State Parkway 75.6% August 9, 2012 5
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E-ZPass Benefits for Our Customers No Stopping to Pay Tolls Less fuel consumed New Jersey Turnpike s E-ZPass system provided 1.2 million gallons annual fuels savings across 27 tolling locations 1 Less congestion 1 Investment Opportunities for Managing Transportation Performance through Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, January 16, 2009 August 9, 2012 7
E-ZPass Benefits for Our Customers Regional Seamless Travel 24 Toll Agencies across 14 States 41% of states with tolls 73% of all US toll revenue $5.6B in electronic toll payments $2.6B in interoperable payments Improved Air Quality Reduced vehicle emissions August 9, 2012 8
E-ZPass How it works Patron establishes an account linked to a tag Patron places issued tag in their vehicle Tag is read in the toll lanes accepting E-ZPass Toll is deducted from the patron s account linked to the tag read ABC-123 RFID Tag Lane Mode Sign (LMS) Rear VES Camera SM Canopy Traffic Light AVI Antenna Front VES Camera Overhead Vehicle Profiler GO E-ZPASS Treadle Patron Feedback Display (PFD) and Traffic Light August 9, 2012 9
2011 Violation Statistics Facility Transactions Violations Percentage NJ Turnpike 233,228,786 3,235,186 1.38% GSP 377,890,842 5,234,289 1.38% August 9, 2012 10
Pursuing Violators State legislation Enables automated enforcement tools (video enforcement system or VES) Makes owner of record of the vehicle liable for tolls Provides for escalation to courts to recover unpaid tolls August 9, 2012 11
Pursuing Violators Current process: Capture license plate of violating vehicle Request DMV/MVC look up of owner s address Issuance of notice of liability to owner of vehicle 3 notices sent Failure to respond result in referring item to collections Escalation results in possible credit bureau reporting, referral to State Police for investigation of theft of services and/or registration suspension August 9, 2012 12
License Plate Look Up Complexities License Plates Are Complex Multiple Plate Type Codes Duplicate Plates Vanity Plates Contrast between numbers and backgrounds Colors used in the numbers (red is bad) Data Accuracy Change of addresses not submitted by owners in a timely manner Data entry variations Rules Vary for Entering Plate Information What plates characters must be entered How to interpret data on the plate August 9, 2012 13
Effective enforcement Work out any technical/resource issues with the respective MVCs/DMVs Establishing due process for suspending registrations Establish Reciprocal Agreements with MVCs/DMVs Manage and monitor the process to assure compliance with the agreements August 9, 2012 14
NJ Turnpike s Involvement established a program to suspend registrations for NJ registered vehicles cited for non-payment of tolls willing to explore reciprocal registrations suspension agreements with other MVCs/DMVs whenever there is an opportunity to do so working with other groups such as IBTTA, ATI, and the E-ZPass Group in support of creating reciprocal registrations suspension agreements August 9, 2012 15
Overcoming the Challenges Thank You Questions/Comments: Stanley J. Ciszewski Assistant Director, ETC Planning New Jersey Turnpike Authority Ciszewski@Turnpike.State.NJ.US 732-442-8600 x 2190 August 9, 2012 16