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Maine native and toll systems engineer Daryl S Fleming has previously worked as a consultant to the town of York and advised them that all-electronic tolling (AET) is the most cost-effective collection mode for the controversial toll plaza there at the southern end of the Maine Turnpike. He argues here against the idea of doing a hybrid open road toll in the center with cash-to-the-sides (ORT+cash) at the existing plaza:

A consultant's report says conversion of the Maine Turnpike to all-electronic tolling (AET) would have an upfront cost of around $40m but produce annual savings of around $15m, paying for itself in less than three years, while putting the toller on a sounder financial footing.