The Toll Regulatory Board asked expressway operators to conduct dry-run of the contactless toll collection program on selected toll plazas for two months starting Sept. 1, 2023.
The dry run is in line with the agency’s support and compliance with the resolution passed by the Committee on Transportation of the House of Representatives calling for the re-implementation of the contactless program.
“The dry-run is a necessary procedure to ascertain the readiness of the tollway concessionaires and operators for the smooth and efficient re-implementation of the contactless program,” TRB said.
The Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. operates the North Luzon Expressway, Subic Clark-Tarlac Expressway, the Manila-Cavite Expressway, Cavite Laguna Expressway and C5 Link Segment. San Miguel Corp. holds the concession for the South Luzon Expressway, Skyway, NAIA Expressway, Star Tollway and the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway.
The Department of Transportation issued Department Order No. 2020-12 dated Aug. 13, 2020 requiring cashless or contactless transactions for all vehicles traveling on toll expressways.