With all (or most) toll roads in the country set to switch to cashless transactions via RFID, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), the concessionaire that operates NLEX, SCTEX, and CAVITEX, has revealed that within 2 to 3 years, toll booths will no longer be necessary along expressways.
MPTC plans to make this a reality through "open-road tolling" (ORT). Instead of having toll booths/toll plazas, the open-road tolling system will make use of gantries that can scan and tag vehicles as they pass by. They will be positioned on key segments of an expressway in order to determine a motorist's toll fee, depending on where they entered/exited. This new system is actually similar to what Taiwan and the US currently use.
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Besides having RFID sensors in place, the gantries will also be equipped with video cameras that can recognize and record plate numbers. The system can then be linked with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for conducting contactless apprehension of traffic violators within the expressways.
Once a camera spots a violator, it will take their picture, get their vehicle details from the RFID, and send an electronic report to the LTO/LTFRB for citation.