Western U.S. toll roads? I-Pass?
We are going to be traveling from Wisconsin to Arizona. We have learned that we want to get an I-Pass for the Illinois tollways and the states East of the Mississippi. But we are wondering when we g...
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tatest wrote:kknowlton wrote:
Not sure where you're going in TX but the toll roads near Houston don't accept any passes but their own, is my understanding. I-Pass definitely won't work.
If going into Texas, there are at least 17 toll roads operated by almost as many different authorities that do not work together on pass systems. Most, however, are in urban areas, either "fast" routes to the suburbs, or bypasses like the one around Austin. In some cases, the toll road is just a special "thru" lane on a freeway, and you wouldn't be on it with a RV, any sort of large vehicle or a tow. Some don't take cash, so unless you have the pass, you just don't use the road.
Yes you can use DFW toll roads without the pass. They take your picture and send you a bill. It is a little higher than using the pass.
