THE ELECTRONIC ROAD TOLLING AND ENFORCEMENT - EXPERIMENT OF THESSALONIKI (PROJECT ADEPT OF DRIVE-II PROGRAM)

A Multilane Electronic Toll Collection system has been implemented in Thessaloniki, Greece in the framework of DRIVE II Project ADEPT (Autom atic Debiting and Electronic Payment for Transport) (1992-1995). This pilot implementation is based on two-way 5.8 MHz microwave communicati on between roadside equipment, and in-vehicle transponder and smart ca rd. The electronic system consists mainly of three modules, namely, th e multilane debiting system in which electronic payment takes place in a multilane and free-now speed conditions, video enforcement system w hich performs checking and payment verification, and finally a control center which co-ordinates all the functionalities and provides overal l control of the system. The evaluation results showed that the electr onic system is very successful and proved that the sytem is feasible f rom both technical and economic aspects.