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Drivers Beware: Electronic Tolls Suspended at Two Major Antioquia Plazas
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Drivers Beware: Electronic Tolls Suspended at Two Major Antioquia Plazas

From El Tiempo · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Electronic toll collection will be temporarily suspended at two key toll plazas in Antioquia, Colombia, starting August 1.
  • The suspension is due to an administrative change, with the Copacabana and Las Palmas tolls transitioning from Devimed to Invías administration.
  • Drivers are advised to use cash for payments during the transition period, as the electronic system's reactivation timeline is uncertain.

Drivers in Antioquia, Colombia, face temporary disruptions to electronic toll payments as two major toll plazas undergo an administrative transition. The Secretariat of Physical Infrastructure of Antioquia announced the suspension of electronic toll collection at the Medellín-Bogotá highway toll in Copacabana and the Las Palmas toll.

The changes take effect on Saturday, August 1, impacting corridors vital for regional and national mobility. These tolls, operated by Devimed for over two decades, will now be managed by the National Roads Institute (Invías). This shift necessitates an operational and technological transition period.

Electronic payment systems, including those from Flypass and Colpass, will function normally until Friday, July 31. The exact duration for the complete technical, operational, and personnel transition remains undefined, pending the successful handover between the involved entities. Juan Manuel Vicente, CEO of Flypass, stated that his company has been collaborating with the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI), Invías, and Devimed to minimize user impact during this period.

"Our commitment is to continue supporting users and be ready to reactivate the service as soon as the new administrator's operational conditions allow," Vicente explained. Authorities recommend that drivers carry cash for toll payments until electronic collection is restored. Flypass acknowledged that this change will inevitably affect traffic, given that electronic payments account for over 70% of transactions during peak hours and 55% during off-peak hours at these locations.

Our commitment is to continue supporting users and be ready to reactivate the service as soon as the new administrator's operational conditions allow.

— Juan Manuel VicenteCEO of Flypass, addressing the company's role during the transition.
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Originally published by El Tiempo in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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