The days of toll booths in Oklahoma are almost completely behind us.
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority expects the I-44/Will Rogers Turnpike to become completely cashless by Nov. 20, spokesperson Lisa Shearer-Salim said. This marks the end of a more than three-year process to demolish toll booths and switch to using PikePass and sending bills by mail to people without accounts.
This step was taken to make Oklahoma’s twelve toll roads safer and more convenient for motorists.
Oklahoma’s toll road system has caused more than 500 accidents at toll booths over the past six years, according to a news release. Drivers will no longer have to fumble for cash, maneuver lanes and then get back into traffic – instead, PlatePay cameras will photograph license plates and send a bill in the mail for those without PikePass.
PikePass customers receive a lower rate than those using PlatePay while traveling on toll roads in Oklahoma, and can travel seamlessly with their PikePass on toll roads in Kansas, Texas and some toll roads in Colorado and Florida.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma toll roads will run out of cash by Thanksgiving, PlatePay in effect
