Indonesia is preparing to transition to a toll-free electronic toll collection with the introduction of a multi-lane free flow distribution system (MLFF), which will replace the traditional toll gate payment system currently in use. now. The country’s road transport director general, Budi Setiyadi, said the plan is for the MLFF payment system to be introduced on toll roads and implemented by the end of this year or 2023 at the latest.
He says the matter has been raised with stakeholders such as the road toll collection agency (BPJT), and hopes that the system – still in testing – will be put in place by 2023, as Kompas report. “Hopefully (the implementation) will be quick because in some countries it has been done as well,” he told reporters at a road traffic event yesterday.
BPJT has targeted the rollout of the MLFF system in Java and Bali by the end of 2022, and last year it was reported that the country hopes the system will be rolled out nationwide by 2023. The system is for Indonesia – will allow vehicles to pass at a speed of 40 to 50 km/h – provided by the Hungarian company Roatex through the local Indonesian company PT Roatex Indonesia Toll System. The new system is expected to end queues at toll gates, shorten travel times and improve efficiency.
According to the report, the MLFF system uses global positioning satellite system (GNSS) technology and conducts transactions through a smartphone app – GPS will determine the vehicle’s location via satellite tracking and map matching will run in the central system. When the vehicle exits the toll road and the map matching process ends, the system will calculate the fare.
Previously, PT Roatex said it was prepared for individuals to attempt to enter the highway undetected and therefore pay, and had two systems in place. The first is a fixed rig at each highway entry point, which will be equipped with surveillance modules including cameras that will identify any vehicles passing through the highway entrance.
The second is the mobile control unit employing supervisors, who will perform the same functions as the stationary platforms in collecting data on all vehicles entering the highway. Data on registered vehicles, as well as those that are not registered to enter the motorway performed by the MLFF will be collected, as there will be a possibility of vehicles entering the highway without registration. sign. Collected data on unauthorized vehicles will be forwarded to the police for further action.
Meanwhile, Malaysia – still in the process convert arrive radio frequency identification (RFID) for electronic toll collection – just to be expected switch to MLFF system by 2025. Under the system, fee payments will be collected via RFID, which works in conjunction with automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system.
Last year, it was reported that a MLFF test of Green Packet on the Besraya Expressway began earlier this year, but no further news has emerged since. As for toll evasion under the MLFF, the government says it’s looking to do it The new law will penalize toll evaders.
