Chicago Skyway Begins Electronic Toll Collection Friday, June 17, 2005
Six Lanes Convert to Illinois Tollway�s I-PASS System

Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) will begin Friday, June 17, 2005 for motorists traveling on the Chicago Skyway, the 7.8 mile bridge that connects the Indiana Toll Road to Chicago�s Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94).  Skyway Concession Company, LLC (SCC) is implementing an ETC system that is compatible with the Illinois Tollway�s I-PASS and with transponders from several states to the east of Illinois.

The new system opens the Skyway to speedier travel for millions of I-PASS customers using their existing transponders. I-PASS users must pay full Skyway rates and do not receive discounts on their tolls, as they do on the Illinois Tollway.

The Skyway has modified three of its eight existing lanes in each direction as dedicated I-PASS lanes. Additionally new, faster-opening gates have been installed in the I-PASS lanes for immediate response as an electronic transaction is completed. Vehicles traveling through the plaza can maintain a maximum safe speed of 5 miles per hour. For information, concerns, or in case of emergency, drivers should contact 312-747-8383.