India's Gujarat state has begun commercial operation of a radio frequency identification (RFID) electronic toll collection (ETC) system supplied by 4962 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). The system, the country's first fully access-controlled expressway, uses RFID readers installed at toll plazas to detect in-vehicle RFID tags and collect tolls.
The 59-lane toll system has six toll plazas; 28 lanes are equipped with the new system, which officials hope will contribute to easing traffic congestion and preservation of the country's environment.
MHI provided the RFID based ETC system including thirty sets of RFID readers to Indian toll collection system integrator Kent Intelligent Transportation Systems. The equipment complies with Indian national standards and communicates with the RFID tags which are distributed for ETC operation under regulations in India.
The system is in operation on a 95 kilometre highway connecting Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, and Vadodara, the state's third-largest city, and is operated by Indian road concessionaire1866 IRB Infrastructure Developers.
While motorisation has been making rapid progress in India in tandem with the country's steady economic growth, road infrastructure is needed to keep pace with this development. To rectify the situation, Indian governments and road concessionaires are now focusing on improving the nation's road network, and installation of the RFID based ETC system is part of that broad initiative.
The 59-lane toll system has six toll plazas; 28 lanes are equipped with the new system, which officials hope will contribute to easing traffic congestion and preservation of the country's environment.
MHI provided the RFID based ETC system including thirty sets of RFID readers to Indian toll collection system integrator Kent Intelligent Transportation Systems. The equipment complies with Indian national standards and communicates with the RFID tags which are distributed for ETC operation under regulations in India.
The system is in operation on a 95 kilometre highway connecting Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, and Vadodara, the state's third-largest city, and is operated by Indian road concessionaire
While motorisation has been making rapid progress in India in tandem with the country's steady economic growth, road infrastructure is needed to keep pace with this development. To rectify the situation, Indian governments and road concessionaires are now focusing on improving the nation's road network, and installation of the RFID based ETC system is part of that broad initiative.
