Toll Roads In Australia
This article lists and outlines tollways or Toll roads in Australia.
Tollways are found in the eastern states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. Currently all are within metropolitan areas of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Most tollways operate an open system of toll collection (tolls are collected at a barrier or mainline toll plaza). The Westlink M7 is Closed System where tolls are calculated based on distance from entry/exit points.
An Electronic Toll Collection System, known as e-TAG can be used for payment on all tollways, while some still permit payment by cash. Tollways in Queensland use the Queensland Motorways system, go via. This system uses free-flow tolling and replaced E Toll after the Gateway Motorway upgrade and the duplication of the Gateway Bridge in 2009.
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