Tulsa World
By Barbara Hoberock June 29, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is working with employees losing jobs as the system goes cashless.
The agency is phasing out its option to pay tolls with cash, replacing that with a PlatePay system in the next four to five years.
Cameras will record the plate and send the vehicle owner a bill that is about 75% higher than the cash rate.
Customers will still be able to pay with a PikePass, where tolls are deducted from a prepaid account. PikePass rates are lower than current cash rates.
Currently, the agency has 108 full-time toll collectors, seven supervisors and three toll operations managers, said Jack Damrill, OTA spokesman.
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