Save your quarters, Oklahoma’s Cherokee Turnpike goes cashless

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has transformed the Cherokee Turnpike to PlatePay or cashless tolling, in keeping with a news launch.

Drivers can now journey between close to Chouteau, Okla., to close Kansas, Okla., cashless, in keeping with the discharge.

PlatePay cameras {photograph} a car’s license plate, enabling the Turnpike Authority to ship the car’s registered proprietor an bill. Drivers with no Pikepass will obtain a invoice within the mail, in keeping with the discharge.

Pikepass is the digital toll assortment system developed for the Oklahoma turnpike system.

The conversion to PlatePay additionally means drivers can use the PlusPass app on the Cherokee Turnpike. The app permits motorists to entry their accounts on the go and pay tolls through bank card, PayPal or pre-pay with money. Drivers utilizing PlusPass will see a financial savings of about 25% in contrast with PlatePay clients, in keeping with the discharge.

Drivers ought to anticipate intermittent lane closures as crews work to take away outdated toll tools within the coming weeks, in keeping with the discharge.