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RMA Powhite Parkway

Status:

Existing

Definition:

The Powhite Parkway in Richmond, Virginia is a toll road operated by the Richmond Metropolitan Authority (RMA).The Powhite Parkway extends from a triangular interchange with the Interstate 195 Beltline Expressway and the State Route 195 Downtown Expressway, another RMA toll road

Stakeholder:

Richmond Metropolitan Authority

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include RMA Powhite Parkway:

• RMA Powhite Parkway VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS
• RMA Powhite Parkway VDOT Smart-Tag EZ-Pass Customer Service Center
• RMA Powhite Parkway VSP Center

Architecture Flows
to/from the RMA Powhite Parkway:

RMA Powhite Parkway VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS

• evacuation coordination


• incident information


• incident response coordination


• resource coordination


• toll probe data


• toll service change response

RMA Powhite Parkway VDOT Smart-Tag EZ-Pass Customer Service Center

• toll coordination

RMA Powhite Parkway VSP Center

• incident information

VDOT CRO TOC/ATMSRMA Powhite Parkway

• evacuation coordination


• evacuation information


• incident information


• incident response coordination


• resource coordination


• toll service change request


• transportation system status

VDOT Smart-Tag EZ-Pass Customer Service CenterRMA Powhite Parkway

• toll coordination

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the RMA Powhite Parkway:

• Archived Data User System Terminator
• Connected Vehicle Roadside Equipment Subsystem
• Emergency Management Center Subsystem
• ITS Roadway Equipment Subsystem
• ITS Roadway Payment Equipment Subsystem
• Other Payment Administration Centers Terminator
• Other Traffic Management Centers Terminator
• Payment Administration Center Subsystem
• Traffic Management Center Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with RMA Powhite Parkway:

• TM10 - Electronic Toll Collection - RMA -- (Graphic)

National ITS Architecture Functional Requirements
associated with RMA Powhite Parkway:

Roadway Toll Collection Support

1. In the case of closed toll systems, the field element shall update the vehicle on-board data with the system entry point, and upon toll system exit, use the stored data in the calculation of the toll.
2. The field element shall support advanced toll payment by checking the vehicle's toll information against a stored list of advanced payments, and debiting the toll from the list in the case of a match.
3. The field element shall read the credit identity from the passing vehicle and send that identity and the amount to be debited to a center.
4. The field element shall update the stored value after debiting the toll amount and send a record of the transaction to a center.
5. The field element shall calculate the toll due based on the vehicle characteristics (vehicle size, weight, axle count, etc.) and stored toll prices.
6. The field element shall read data from passing vehicles to support toll payment transactions.
7. The field element shall control cameras, obtain images, and forward images of toll violators to a center.
8. The field element shall control roadside displays indicating success or failure of the toll transaction to the driver.

PAC Data Collection

1. The center shall collect toll operational data and roadway pricing data.
2. The center shall receive and respond to requests from ITS Archives for either a catalog of the toll data or for the data itself.