What does the cancellation of provincial boundary toll stations on highways mean?
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The cancellation of provincial boundary toll stations on highways refers to the removal of toll stations at provincial borders, implementing a seamless pass-through system using methods such as ETC. Additional details are as follows: 1. Toll Station: A toll station is a facility used to collect toll fees 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 mainline, also known as a barrier type, mostly used at the start and end points of mainline toll sections; the other is set on interchange ramps or connecting roads, generally used for through-type interchanges between mainline toll sections to control vehicles entering and exiting the mainline from intersecting roads. 2. Mainline Toll Station: A mainline toll station refers to a toll station set on the mainline. In a closed toll system, in addition to setting one mainline toll station at each end of the highway, the rest are set on ramps. In an open toll system, toll stations or mainline/ramp barrier-type mainline toll stations are usually set at certain intervals along the highway, with bidirectional toll stations. The disadvantage of mainline toll stations is that the anticipated high traffic volume can make the toll plaza too wide, leading to impractical land use requirements, difficulties in land acquisition, and potential issues such as insufficient minimum turning radius.
