Shanghai toll roads go electronic

SHANGHAI: People traveling by road between Shanghai and four eastern provinces will soon be able to pay toll fees electronically.

"By the end of this month, a standard electronic toll collection (ETC) system will be installed at all toll gates in Shanghai and Jiangsu province. The system will identify a registered vehicle and debit the fee to its owner," Zhang Yunjie, a member of the Shanghai urban and rural construction and transportation committee, said yesterday at a press conference.

The system will soon be extended to Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces.