OUTLINE OF ETC SYSTEM INTRODUCTION PLAN AND THE STANDARDS DRAFT

ETC development of Japan aims to ensure: (1) 'safe and smooth traffic' through enhancement of traffic volume at tollgate sections; (2) 'universal acceptance' which allows the use to extend nationwide; and (3) 'watertight toll collection' according to the repayment plan. The Ministry of Construction has been studying ETC requirements through collaboration with four major public corporations (Japan Highway Public Corporation, Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation, Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation and Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority) since 1994. The five-year New Road Improvement and Management Program (NRIMP) ranging from 1998 describes placement of ETC at about 730 tollgates of the total 1300 thereabouts across the nation, where high cost efficiency is promising. ETC systems have been introduced already in many other countries, however this will be an unprecedented attempt to introduce large scale ETC systems in a short term. The system introduction provides multiple entities with an opportunity to make open bids, requiring universal systems throughout the country. The development effort of technical standards and an introduction plan is underway in parallel with the system development to introduce systems smoothly. This paper discusses the ETC system introduction plan and technical standards draft to facilitate ETC introduction. (A*) For the covering abstract see ITRD E110327.

• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

  1100 17th Street, NW, 12th Floor
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • FUJIMORI, Y
  • Yamada, Y
  • HIRABAYASHI, Y
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF 6TH WORLD CONGRESS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (ITS), HELD TORONTO, CANADA, NOVEMBER 8-12, 1999
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automation; Benefit cost analysis; Conferences; Intelligent transportation systems; Payment; Safety; Toll collection; Traffic flow
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• ITRD Terms: 3882: Automatic; 8525: Conference; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 8735: Intelligent transport system; 8053: Japan; 272: Payment; 1665: Safety; 291: Toll collection; 671: Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00820651
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 5 2001 12:00AM