The House Subcommittee on Revenue heard from the Parkways Authority this morning.
The Executive Director of Parkways started his presentation by warning of a phishing scam that has been going around since last year. People are texted about tolls and asked for payments. He stated to report them to the FBI. As of last April, there were already 2,000 FBI complaints.
He noted the accomplishments on the turnpike. In the last several years, upgrades have been seen to toll plazas, travel plazas, and bridges. New options for toll payments are or will be available. The payment options will be EZ pass, cash, credit card (soon), apps using EZpass, and pay by plate. There are two options for pay-by-plate. First, an individual can be sent a bill and then pay within 30 days or individuals can create a pay-by-plate account and put a card on file to pay. The safest and most effective way to pay is still EZpass.
