This gathering of the tolling industry will include the Toll Excellence Awards, a community service project and Vendor Forum. There will also be a full conference programme covering the key issues facing the sector, including road usage charging and digitalisation.
Ohio's toll road, a heavily travelled connector between the East Coast and Chicago, is moving closer to allowing the testing of self-driving vehicles.
Testing is likely to begin within 12 months, and possibly before the end of the year, the Ohio Turnpike's executive director, Randy Cole, told the Associated Press. Officials overseeing the roadway have spent more than a year looking at the possibilities, he said.
Ohio is among several states competing to play a role in the testing and research of auton
Ohio Operation Lifesaver, which aims end collisions, deaths and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings and along railroad rights of way, has been awarded a US$20,000 grant from Operation Lifesaver (OLI) in partnership with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
The state program will use the funding to spread “See Tracks? Think Train!” safety messages via radio, movie theatre advertising, digital media outreach and community events. The focus of the program will be the greater Cleveland area. The