Green Light Cabinet Draft Ministerial Regulation to collect fees, “Motorway” Line 9, Bang Pa-in – Bang Phli Section, B.E. … Supporting the Free Flow barrier system that will begin using the year ’64 instead of paying cash and M-Flow The SET aims to fix 2,000 cars / channel / hr.
The reporter reported that At the Cabinet Meeting (Cabinet) on 22 December, it passed a resolution approving the principle of drafting a ministerial regulation stipulating fees for using vehicles on the motorway No. 9, Outer Ring Road, Bangkok (Kanchanaphisek Road) Bang Pa-in – Bang Phli (No. ..) BE …. As proposed by the Ministry of Transport to support the automatic fee collection system with a barrier (Free Flow) Which will serve in the year 2021 by sending the draft To the Office of the Council of State for examination Before proceeding
Formerly draft ministerial regulations Schedule for fee collection via Expressway No. 9, where motor vehicle users will have to pay a fee to the competent official every time at the checkpoint area. The card will be issued as evidence to show that the vehicle user has paid the fee. Or pay fees via automatic cards or by electronic means as prescribed by the Director-General of the Department of Highways
By Ministerial Regulation No. 19 (BE 2540) issued under the Act Prescribing Fees for Using Vehicles on Highways and Bridges, B.E. 2497 and its amendments. Stipulates that motor vehicle users must pay fees to the competent official in cash and the Ministerial Regulation No. 21 (BE 2555) prescribes an additional method of automatic card payment. To facilitate and increase options
This is due to the rapid increase in traffic on the Highway No. 9, originally in 1999 with an average of 57,000 vehicles per day in 2019, an increase of more than 300,000 vehicles per day, causing congestion problems at the front of the toll gate.
The Department of Highways (TLS) solved the problem by increasing the number of lanes and toll lanes. But there are limitations on the construction area Including using the Electronic Toll Collection System or M-Pass connected with the Easy-Pass of the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT), but still unable to solve traffic problems in front of the checkpoint.
From the study of the development of intelligent toll collection system By the toll collection technology both in the country and abroad It was found that the draining capacity of various types of toll collection was different.
1. To store with cash (Manual Toll Collection System: MTC). Drain about 400 – 550 cars / channel / hour.
2. Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) with a barrier which is an automatic card payment (M-Pass) can drain about 800 – 900 cars / channel / hour.
3. Automatic storage without barrier in the form of a single lane (Single Lane Free-Flow: SLFF). Approximately 1,200 – 1,500 cars / compartment / hour drainage.
4.Automatic storage without barrier in a multi-lane format (Multi Lane Free-Flow: MLFF) drains more than 2,000 cars / compartment / hour.
Therefore, the method for developing a technology system for the collection of automatic tolls on the Highway No. 9 without barrier. Is most suitable Using artificial intelligence technology in the form of automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) and automatic vehicle identification (AVI) to verify vehicles and identify users. Service and fee will be charged via post-paid service.
The service users can proceed to pay tolls through various payment methods such as credit card, debit card, bank account debit. Bank applications and the use of QR Code, etc., and to comply with the operation of the Department of Highways. Automatic fee collection system without barrier It is called “M-Flow System” by initiating a pilot operation on the intercity highway number 9 at Thap Chang 1 checkpoint, Thap Chang 2 checkpoint, Thanyaburi 1 checkpoint and Thanyaburi 2 checkpoint for all types of vehicles permitted to use the motorway.
Currently, the Department of Highways has implemented the project. “Installation of M-Flow System Infrastructure” on the highway no.9 including the project “Employment of management for the automatic fee collection system without barrier (M-Flow) on the intercity motorway No. 9” and will open for service by early 2021.
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