what is free flow
What will happen if you don’t pay the toll for free flow?
The toll booth is equipped with an intelligent inspection and anti-escape system and a bayonet anti-escape system, so it is impossible not to pay the toll.
Free-flow toll collection is to collect fees automatically through the electronic identification system, and the driver does not need to stop specially to pay the toll. The ETC currently used is a form of "free flow toll". Perhaps there will be more payment methods in the future, such as the license plate number of the vehicle is bound to a certain payment method, and the sensing equipment at the entrance and exit can automatically record the entrance and exit. Deduction, etc.
The "ETC free flow" system for all models at the entrance of the expressway refers to the ETC free flow system set up at the entrance ramp of the toll station, so that the ETC toll transaction can be carried out on the ramp in advance, and the ETC vehicles (including trucks) passing the ramp can be traded in advance. Invisibly adding a barrier-free ETC trading lane. Different from the existing ETC vehicle traffic mode at the entrance toll station, the "ETC free flow" of all models at the entrance of the expressway means that the vehicle completes the reading and writing of entrance information before entering the toll station. Simply put, if an ETC car owner hears a "beep" sound from the OBU before driving to the entrance of the toll station, it means that the free flow entrance transaction has been completed.
Recent applications:
In February 2022, the poleless free flow toll station of the ETC lane of Jiangsu Runyang Bridge will be opened. It is reported that the poleless ETC free-flow toll collection is realized through various technologies and measures such as "ramp pre-transaction + lane secondary transaction verification + entrance recovery + toll credit system" without setting up lane railings and vehicles without stopping or slowing down. ETC free flow charges pass.
Also in February 2022, the "ETC Free Flow" trading system was officially launched on the entire section of Zhejiang Zhoudai Bridge, that is, five toll stations were set up with ETC gantry 100 meters away from the entrance and exit, realizing a barrier-free ETC transaction preset in advance The "big channel" effect. Different from the existing ETC vehicle traffic mode, the ETC vehicle owner will hear a "beep" sound from the on-board OBU when passing the mast, which means that the "non-inductive" charging has been completed and the vehicle enters the ETC lane In the end, there is no need to wait for the amount to be displayed or to lift the pole to let go, so as to realize fast charging without slowing down or stopping.
At the same time, in Shanxi, a symposium on the pilot project of free-flow toll collection on the national highway ring line in Changzhi City was held to further accelerate the progress of the project. The Changzhi City National Highway Ring Road Reconstruction and Expansion Project added a "free flow" toll system. The project clearly adopts the no-toll station model. Fusion application" technology route, automatically complete the charging of free-running vehicles. It is reported that the reconstruction and expansion project of the National Highway Ring Road in Changzhi City is a PPP project, which has been opened to traffic in 2020. The addition of the "free flow" toll system this time may be related to the pilot task of Shanxi's "transportation power".
In May 2022, the Ezhou Huahu Airport Expressway and the east extension section of the Jianli-Jiangling Expressway invested, constructed and operated by Hubei Communications Investment Group were completed and opened to traffic. Relying on the quasi-free flow toll system, the project can realize self-service card issuance, self-service toll payment, pre-weighing, and pre-toll collection to ensure the rapid passage of vehicles.
In June 2022, the first set of ETC ramp quasi-free flow pre-transaction system in Shandong Province was officially put into use at the toll station of Jiaodong International Airport under the jurisdiction of the Jiaodong Development Group, a subsidiary of Qingdao City Investment Group. The toll payment can be realized in advance, which greatly improves the traffic efficiency of the toll station.