by "CTSenVy" (CTSenVy)
Published 03/27/2017 at 18:01
by "CTSenVy" (CTSenVy)
Published 03/27/2017 at 18:01
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STARS: 2
The signs probably should say, “Welcome to Chicago, where’s our 10 bucks?” I’ll be mooching off the hotels shuttle for the rest of the trip.
"Cherry_man1" (Cherry_man1)
03/27/2017 at 18:04, STARS: 1
They do have thing where you just drive through and then pay later
"My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
03/27/2017 at 18:06, STARS: 1
EZ pass it’s a good thing
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/27/2017 at 18:06, STARS: 1
You should try driving in Austin some time.
"CTSenVy" (CTSenVy)
03/27/2017 at 18:10, STARS: 2
I saw some signs for that, but needed a receipt to get reimbursed from work. So I just paid the cash toll to make sure I had the paper slip to file with my expense report
"CTSenVy" (CTSenVy)
03/27/2017 at 18:12, STARS: 0
If I had to travel more for work I would get one. Home state doesn’t even have toll roads so I normally don’t need one.
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
03/27/2017 at 18:17, STARS: 3
“Welcome to Illinois! Gimme your wallet!”
I’ve been lobbying for them to add that to the border signs for years now.
"My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
03/27/2017 at 18:19, STARS: 1
I got one for the twice a year I go to Chicago after an unmanned toll machine ate my Credit Card.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
03/27/2017 at 18:19, STARS: 0
$10? Really?! Is that just for one trip or was that from getting on and off all day?
"CTSenVy" (CTSenVy)
03/27/2017 at 18:22, STARS: 0
That was from taking I-88 into town and I-294 to an exit close to O’hare.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
03/27/2017 at 18:27, STARS: 0
Goodness. I could drive the full 140 mile length of the Masspike for less than that.
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
03/27/2017 at 18:31, STARS: 1
I-80 in Illinois (as well as I-90) has a toll booth every 10 miles. Mmmmm...nothing like getting reamed for $3 every 10 minutes!
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
03/27/2017 at 18:33, STARS: 0
Doesn’t I-88 cover the Chicago Skyway? I forget. Anyway, last summer my parents and I went to Ohio from the Skyway. 4 axles, somewhere close to $50.
"CTSenVy" (CTSenVy)
03/27/2017 at 18:36, STARS: 0
If I had EZ pass, it would have been half that.
"CTSenVy" (CTSenVy)
03/27/2017 at 18:47, STARS: 0
I don’t think so, I could be wrong but didn’t see anything that mentioned the skyway while on 88.
"Cherry_man1" (Cherry_man1)
03/27/2017 at 18:50, STARS: 0
Oh gotcha.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
03/27/2017 at 19:01, STARS: 1
The masspike had tollbooths at every on ramp, so you get on it and then pay when you exit based on how far you traveled. Now there’s ezpass/plate recognition gantries between exits
"Mazarin" (Mazarin)
03/27/2017 at 19:05, STARS: 1
Just wait until they finish(ha) the Elgin/O’Hare - I390... That 10 mile stretch of road will end up with nearly $4 worth of tolls and will have the highest $-per-mile average in Illinois.
I’m so glad I moved out of that clusterfuck of a state.
"Little Black Coupe Turned Silver" (littleblackcoupe)
03/27/2017 at 19:27, STARS: 0
When did 80 get tolls? That was like the one interstate that didn’t have any.
"AdverseMartyr" (ewilliamson)
03/27/2017 at 20:35, STARS: 1
The worst is when the traffic is bad, Google only gives you the tollway as a viable option, and you just flew in so you don’t have change for the booths because Chicago doesn’t want to upgrade so you can use a cc. I had to use the pit of hell they call a website to pay my tolls, and try to remember within 15 minutes which toll booths I passed through (which aren’t numbered quite as obviously as they should be so choosing from the list is a PITA).
"CTSenVy" (CTSenVy)
03/27/2017 at 20:44, STARS: 0
I wondered about the whole pay later thing, seemed pretty easy to miss a toll till the system nailed you for missing one l.
"AdverseMartyr" (ewilliamson)
03/27/2017 at 22:06, STARS: 0
It sucks, and it seems like the online payment system doesn’t reconcile quickly with the cameras sending out toll tickets to license plate addresses. I received a bill 2 months later (from the car rental company) for the tolls I paid the day I had to use the tollway with no change. Luckily, I had the pdf of the payments and the rental company reversed the charges.
"tromoly" (tromoly)
03/27/2017 at 22:33, STARS: 0
I was going to say, the only toll on it is when it turns into 94, for sure there’s not a toll between Tinley Park and Moline.