Charging, Tolling & Road Pricing

Industry veteran Kary H. Witt has joined HNTB Corporation as national toll market practice leader and vice president. Witt is based in the firm’s San Francisco office and works with toll clients nationwide. Witt is well-known in the transportation industry, bringing more than 27 years of diverse experience, most recently as manager of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, where he provided both technical and executive level leadership. At HNTB, Witt helps direct growth and daily management of the tol

According to a new market research report by MarketsandMarkets, the electronic toll collection market is estimated to be valued at USD 10.57 Billion by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 9.16% between 2017 and 2022. This is primarily due to increasing demand for effective solutions for traffic congestion and increasing allocation of funds by various governments on intelligent transportation systems. Automated vehicle identification (AVI) is used for the identification of vehicles when they move through a part

Q-Free has appointed Tor Eirik Knutsen, currently Group CFO for Norsk Mineral, as its new chief financial officer. He will join Q-Free by the beginning of October 2017. Knutsen brings with him a diverse financial background, which includes experience with M&A transactions, business development projects and cost optimisation initiatives and the company is confident he will play a key role in restoring profitable growth in Q-Free. He replaces current CFO Roar Østbø, who has decided to pursue other career o

Q-Free has appointed Fredrik Nordh, currently senior vice president, head of Nordic Collection Solutions for Tomra Systems, as senior vice president Europe, effective September 2017. Q-Free will also reorganise its regional structure from 2018; its activities in North America, Chile and Brazil will become the new America region under Morten Andersson, which the new Europe region under Nordh’s leadership will consist of all European and Nordic markets. The APMEA region will remain under the control of Pe

Bestpass customers will now have access to the Tollsmart Toll Calculator, which covers every tolled facility in the US and Canada, through a newly-announced partnership between the two companies. Bestpass, which provides single-source payment and streamlined toll management services to commercial fleets, has integrated the Tollsmart application into its customer web portal. Users will be able to estimate costs of multiple routes, including additional Bestpass volume discounts, and make strategic decision

The Texas Department of Transportation Commission has awarded the design-build contract for segments H&I of State Highway 99/Grand Parkway in the Houston area to Grand Parkway Infrastructure, a joint-venture of Ferrovial Agroman US, Webber and Granite Construction. The US$855 million project northeast of Houston spans 52.5 miles through Chambers, Harris, Liberty and Montgomery counties and will substantially increase capacity along SH 99 with the construction of one to two new tolled lanes in each direct

A bill seeking to end Florida’s practice of developing tolled express lanes has been rejected by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, according to Florida Politics. Part of the debate centred on those who argued that high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes are economically unfair and a safety concern, but opponents said such lanes are the only way to add traffic capacity. Bill sponsor Democratic state Representative Matt Willhite of West Palm Beach argued that his bill was a safety measur