toll plaza

noun

: a place where a driver stops to pay money before going onto a highway

Examples of toll plaza in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The FasTrak transponder signals when a car goes through a toll plaza, and the account is debited. Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024 The body was recovered about 9:30 a.m. by the Fire Department’s marine unit in Bay waters north of the toll plaza after someone in a vehicle on westbound I-80 reported seeing it, authorities said. Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024 Utilizing much of the same technology as the average highway toll plaza, the network was scheduled to begin assessing tolls to motorists who entered Midtown or lower Manhattan on June 30. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024 He was escorted to the service area of the toll plaza (which was just east of Oakland Boulevard) to have his photo taken, then driven to Dallas for more photos and treated to two free meals at the Glass House, a tank of gas and a 50-cent piece to cover his toll. Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024 The officer chased the suspects onto westbound Interstate 80 and followed them toward the Bay Bridge toll plaza. Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024 That call was soon followed with a report the car crashed at the toll plaza of the San Diego-Coronado Bridge, and that a driver and passenger took off running. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2023 Higher tolls, no more coins among changes coming to the Dulles Toll Road in 2023 MWAA officials say the shift to an all-electronic system will help to speed traffic and reduce emissions from vehicles that idle at the toll plaza. Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2023 The unidentified man was found around 4 a.m. near the Sonoma Boulevard off-ramp, just north of the Carquinez Bridge toll plaza, the California Highway Patrol said. Joel Umanzor, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2023

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“Toll plaza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toll%20plaza. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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