These are the 9 tolls where you will not have to stop or pay in cash - Colombia

The company GoPass It will be the first intermediary of the Vehicle Electronic Collection Interoperability system after meeting the requirements requested by the Ministry of Transportation.

Thus, as of February 28, the drivers who have the electronic payment devices attached to the vehicle will be able to use these in the nine tolls enabled in the country and thus reduce the time spent passing through these points.

As established by the Ministry of Transport, the nine tolls that are most advanced in the process of implementing the Vehicle Electronic Collection Interoperability systemwhich must guarantee their operation from next February 28.

These nine tolls are located in four departments and are as follows:

Cundinamarca: Mondoñedo, La Tebaida, Siberia, Caiquero and Bicentennial.

Atlantic: Galapa and Juan Mina.

Quindio: The Line Tunnel.

Tolima: The Line Tunnel.

The second phase will be implemented on October 30 of the current year, when the Vehicle Electronic Collection Interoperability system must be operating in all tolls in the country.

Toll fees can continue to be paid in cash and manually without inconvenience by drivers who prefer, however, whoever acquires their TAG will avoid long lines of vehicles at these collection points.

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The implementation of the intelligent collection system, fleet control, information and communications for the public transport buses Barranquilla and its metropolitan area, which will start operating in the second half of 2022.

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This system will allow users benefits such as transfer between routes, compliance with service frequencies, Wi-Fi on board the buses and the mobile application to find out what time your bus leaves and which is the route that best serves you to reach your destination.

“Its benefits go beyond the aspect of providing the service to issues such as citizen security by eliminating cash on board the bus and road safety by allowing the driver to concentrate on their main activity, which is driving and not charging and giving change that in many cases is the main cause of work and road accidents, “he said. Libardo García the director of the Metropolitan Area of ​​Barranquilla.

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To date, the installations of devices of this system financed with resources from the Ministry of ICT have been carried out in the companies Alianza Sodis (Sodetrans and Transdiaz), Coolitoral, La Carolina and Cootrab.

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According to the project schedule, the installations will continue during the months of March and April with the companies Embusa, Flota Angulo, Cootrantico, Trasalfa, Cooasoatlan, Monterrey, Red Fleet, and between April and May until completing the 24 companies of the TPC, being mandatory for all as a requirement to provide the transport service from the entry into operation of the system.

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