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E-470 – Keep the Change! No More Cash or Coin Payments Accepted



by Terri Wiebold

Since E-470 opened in 1991, customers using the toll highway have had the option of paying either by cash or with EXpressToll transponders. 2009 will bring several changes to the way customers travel on, and pay for E-470 – including no more cash payments.

On January 1, 2009, “License Plate Toll” was added to toll payment on E-470. For any vehicles traveling without an EXpressToll transponder, cameras will photograph the front and rear license plates and E-470 will send a bill one month later to the registered owner of the vehicle, for all the tolls incurred during that period. No advance registration is required; just enter the toll highway.

Payment must be received by the date specified on the bill or the transactions listed on the statement will eventually become toll violations, and a toll violation citation for each toll will be sent to the vehicle’s registered owner.

Customers with EXpressToll transponders in their vehicles will not experience a change in how they pay, but they will receive a discounted toll rate for using a transponder. These charges are automatically deducted from individual pre-paid toll accounts. Currently, more than 70 percent of E-470’s toll payments are made with EXpressToll.

Then on July 4, 2009, coin and currency payment will no longer be available on E-470. Payment will be made only through an EXpressToll account or License Plate Toll bill. If the customer does not have an EXpressToll transponder, the owner of the vehicle will receive a License Plate Toll invoice.

According to statements published by E-470, “Removing stop-and-start cash toll collection and adding License Plate Toll payment system will enhance the safety, speed and convenience of the E-470 driving experience.” Additionally, “Non-stop tolling is environmentally-friendly because stop-and-go traffic, as well as idling in cash lanes, will be eliminated. It also saves fuel consumption by not having to stop.”

For additional information about E-470, go to http://www.e-470.com/ or call 303-537-3470.

E-470 is a toll highway that runs along the eastern perimeter of the Denver metropolitan area. The 47-mile beltway extends from State Highway C-470 at I-25 in Douglas County south of Denver, runs east and then north through Aurora, passes along the western edge of the Denver International Airport, and turns back towards the west, terminating at I-25 on the north end of the metropolitan area just south of 160th Avenue.

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