What does the abolition of provincial expressway toll stations mean?
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Highway provincial boundary toll stations being abolished means the removal of toll stations at provincial borders, utilizing methods like ETC to achieve seamless passage. Additional information is as follows: 1. Toll Stations: Toll stations are facilities used to collect tolls from passing vehicles. Toll roads or toll interchanges must have toll stations. There are generally two types of toll station locations: one is directly set on the main line, also known as a barrier type, mostly used at the start and end points of toll sections on the main line; the other is set on interchange ramps or connecting lines, generally used for interchange points between toll sections on the main line to control vehicles entering and exiting the main line from intersecting roads. 2. Mainline Toll Stations: Mainline toll stations refer to toll stations set on the main line. In a closed toll system, besides one mainline toll station at each end of the expressway, the rest are located on ramps. In an open toll system, toll stations or mainline/ramp barrier-type mainline toll stations are typically set at certain intervals along the expressway, with bidirectional toll stations. The disadvantage of mainline toll stations is that the anticipated high traffic volume may require toll plazas to be too wide, making the road right-of-way impractically broad, leading to difficulties in land acquisition and potential issues such as insufficient minimum turning radius.
