Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas toll systems to be compatible in 2017

The Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) has entered into an agreement to be part of a hub system that will allow for compatibility between the multiple agencies in Texas and the Oklahoma and Kansas turnpike authorities, beginning in 2017. This partnership will allow travellers to use one electronic transponder to pay for tolls in the Midwest. Although the agreement has been signed by KTA, there is still much to be done before the electronic tolling systems can all work together, including the back-office
February 17, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
The Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) has entered into an agreement to be part of a hub system that will allow for compatibility between the multiple agencies in Texas and the Oklahoma and Kansas turnpike authorities, beginning in 2017.

This partnership will allow travellers to use one electronic transponder to pay for tolls in the Midwest.

Although the agreement has been signed by KTA, there is still much to be done before the electronic tolling systems can all work together, including the back-office programming of the ‘hub’, which will facilitate transaction communication between seven different tolling authorities in the three states. Hub participants in Texas hope to have this work completed to facilitate interoperability in early 2017.

“Customers tell us they want more convenient travel between states and on other tolling systems. We are excited that this agreement brings us one step closer to offering that,” said KTA’s CEO Steve Hewitt. “This is an important step toward nationwide interoperability.”
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