IBTTA Toll Excellence Award 2015 winners announced

The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) has announced the winners of the 2015 Toll Excellence Award competition that recognises excellence, innovation and achievement in the tolling industry. “This year’s submissions were particularly innovative,” said Patrick D. Jones, executive director and CEO of IBTTA. “There were many great examples of projects highlighting new ideas and emerging practices throughout the international tolling industry. A new category, Private Sector Innova
July 9, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
The 3804 International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) has announced the winners of the 2015 Toll Excellence Award competition that recognises excellence, innovation and achievement in the tolling industry.

“This year’s submissions were particularly innovative,” said Patrick D. Jones, executive director and CEO of IBTTA. “There were many great examples of projects highlighting new ideas and emerging practices throughout the international tolling industry. A new category, Private Sector Innovation, was added to recognize the innovative solutions being brought to market by our private sector members.”

The awards will be presented on Monday 31 August during IBTTA’s Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Dublin.  One winner will also be awarded the prestigious President’s Award for Excellence.

The 2015 Toll Excellence Award winning agencies and projects are: Customer service and marketing outreach - 595 Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau - Program for Transition from Manual Flat-rate Pay-Per-Use Toll Collection to Electronic Distance-based Toll Collection on Taiwan’s Freeways; Social responsibility - 7775 Illinois Tollway partnership with the Chicago Lighthouse; Technology - 600 Transurban - 495 Express Lanes in Virginia; Toll operations, maintenance and engineering  2100 New Jersey Turnpike Authority - Traffic Permitting and Lane Closure Application; Private sector innovation - ETAN Industries – Fast Lane-The Financial Accountability Solution for Tolling.
Charging, Tolling & RUC

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