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Characterization of potential demand for etc usage along E03 highway in terms of socio-demographic parameters of non-etc users - a case study from Sri Lanka.

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dc.contributor.author Jayalath, GR
dc.contributor.author Chethani, YDS
dc.contributor.editor Gunaruwan, TL
dc.date.accessioned 2022-04-08T08:36:00Z
dc.date.available 2022-04-08T08:36:00Z
dc.date.issued 2019-09
dc.identifier.citation Jayalath, G.R., & Chethani, Y.D.S. (2019). Characterization of potential demand for etc usage along E03 highway in terms of socio-demographic parameters of non-etc users - a case study from Sri Lanka [Abstract]. In T.L. Gunaruwan (Ed.), Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry 2019 (p. 8). Sri Lanka Society of Transport and Logistics. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17608
dc.description.abstract During the planning stage of the Colombo – Katunayake Expressway (E03) it was presumed that gradual replacement of Manual Toll Collection (MTC) gates with Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) gates will be an effective strategy to maintain design throughputs via all tollbooths during the E03’s design life. Accordingly, one MTC gate per plaza was converted to an ETC gate to start with, and toll collection using the ETC system commenced in July 2015. Since then an unexpected phenomenon occurred: i.e., despite four years having passed, only 4,355 users had so far taken ETC tags - just 17.8% of the total daily E03 throughput of 24,360 users. Poor throughputs via ETC gates resulted in long queues at manually operated gates (MTC). Despite many attempts during the last four years, authority has so far been unable to have the expected throughputs via ETC gates. Today it has become common for MTC users to queue for toll payment - with wait time during rush hours exceeding travel time on the E03. These circumstances warranted authorities to explore alternative means of addressing this issue. Accordingly, it was decided to carry out a socio-demographic survey of MTC users with the objective of identifying variables that would have influenced MTC users’ decisions on the purchase of ETC tags. This study revealed that this decision is related to both socio-demographic variables and socio-economic variables as well as to the regulatory framework on issuance. Findings of this study will inform the formulation of an evidence-based toll policy in Sri Lanka. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Sri Lanka Society of Transport and Logistics en_US
dc.subject Manual toll en_US
dc.subject Electronic toll en_US
dc.subject Queueing en_US
dc.subject Throughputs en_US
dc.subject Tolling policy en_US
dc.title Characterization of potential demand for etc usage along E03 highway in terms of socio-demographic parameters of non-etc users - a case study from Sri Lanka. en_US
dc.type Conference-Abstract en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Transport and Logistics Management en_US
dc.identifier.year 2019 en_US
dc.identifier.conference 4th International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry 2019 en_US
dc.identifier.place Colombo en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos p. 8 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry 2019 en_US
dc.identifier.email granierj@eol.lk en_US


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