Miami-Dade Expressway Contracts with ETC Corporation
Richardson, TX – [May 6, 2009]
On March 31, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) unanimously approved the contract award to ETC Corporation to implement MDX’s systemwide all-electronic toll collection conversion inclusive of state-of-the-art open road tolling (ORT) roadside systems and a new back-office Account Management and Toll Enforcement System (AMTES). Over the course of this multi-phase project, ORT will be implemented on five expressways (SR 924-Gratigny Parkway, SR 874-Don Shula Expressway, SR 878-Snapper Creek Expressway, SR 112-Airport Expressway, and SR 836-Dolphin Expressway) encompassing approximately 100 lanes across 40 tolling locations. ETC Corporation will also provide up to 10 years of maintenance and customer service center operations as part of the $113 million contract. With the addition of this project, ETC Corporation has approximately 350 lanes of open road tolling either implemented or under contract.
Javier Rodriguez, P.E., Executive Director stated, “The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority’s ultimate goal is to keep our community moving towards the future and this project will provide a faster and safer commute for our customers. ETC Corporation is a leading systems provider with proven experience in delivering and operating the advanced systems required to realize these essential goals. We look forward to working with them to make Open Road Tolling a success and create substantial benefits for our community.”
The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority currently operates 12 toll plazas and 60 toll lanes on its expressways, serving approximately 800,000 users a day. Currently, MDX facilities are equipped with a combination of conventional, electronic, cash, and ORT toll collection. All lanes will be converted to ORT under this project.
The project is anticipated to be phased in between 2010 and 2013 as various construction and other milestones are met on the five expressways. As part of its innovative approach to the project, ETC Corporation will install the latest generation RITE Solution suite of advanced applications to speed delivery and provide a proven, industry-leading solution to its newest customer.
About Miami-Dade Expressway Authority: Miami-Dade Expressway Authority is a state-sanctioned, locally administered, independent agency created by the state of Florida in 1994 and is funded by toll revenue. MDX currently operates and maintains five expressways in Miami-Dade County. www.mdxway.com.
About ETC Corporation:
For more than a decade, ETC Corporation has delivered innovative solutions to the toll industry that increase mobility, improve operational efficiency, and support high levels of customer service. Today, ETC’s solutions collect nearly one-third of the toll transactions in the United States on some of the most technically advanced toll facilities in the industry. These solutions enable all-electronic toll collection, dynamic pricing, HOT lanes, interoperability, and open road tolling. ETC’s lane-to-back office integrated solutions are supported by an impressive array of operations and maintenance services. ETC offers its solutions and services as both a customer-delivered model as well as through a hosted environment at ETC’s state-of-the-art data and operations center.
For more information contact:
ETC Corporation: Carla Kienast, Director of Corporate Communications
carla.kienast@etcc.com • 214.451.4822
Miami-Dade Expressway Authority: Cindy Polo-Serantes
Public Communications Specialist
cpolo@mdxway.com • 305.637.3277 ext. 2209
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