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CROSS ISLAND PARKWAY- HILTON HEAD, SOUTH CAROLINA  
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Name Cross Island Parkway
Location Hilton Head, South Carolina
Mode Highway
Description

The SCDOT, working with the FHWA Division Office, selected ACS State and Local Solutions for the private operation and maintenance of a toll system on the Cross Island Parkway in Hilton Head. The 7.5-mile Cross Island Parkway has one toll plaza with 12 lanes and two ramps with one lane each. ITS technologies used in the system include electronic toll collection, electronic fare payment, automatic vehicle identification (AVI) and video enforcement. Lockheed Martin is responsible for the equipment design and installation as well as operation of the state's first toll facility.

Sponsor SCDOT
Cost $83 million
Type of Finance State Highway Bonds
State and Federal Funds
Revenue Sources  
Project Delivery / Contract Method Competitive bid
Private Investor Partner None
Project Advisors Kimley Horn Associates
B.W. Zimmerman Associates
Lenders Bond holders
Physical Status Facility opened February 1998
Financial Status Closed
Innovations Use of private firm to operate and maintain toll system, while state retains control over toll evasion and processing system.
Related Links / Articles Cross Island (South Carolina) Toll Violations Drop Below 2 Percent by Frank Morris (03/07/99)
Usage of Cross-Island Parkway (South Carolina) Follows Tourism Highs and Lows by Frank Morris (01/17/99)
Cross-Island Parkway Toll Enforcement System Still Not Working by Frank Morris (07/16/98)
Cross Island Lights Will Help Catch Toll Dodgers (06/07/98)
Traffic Levels On Cross-Island Growing Steadily by Frank Morris (04/29/98) Cross-Island Toll Dodgers Risk Getting Citations by Frank Morris (04/02/98) Motorists Use South Carolina Highway But Skip Tolls (03/15/98)
Cross-Island Toll Collection Begins by Scott Bryant (03/03/98)
Cross-Island Collections Delayed Again by Frank Morris (02/10/98)
Mayor Seeks Delay In Cross-Island Toll Collections by Frank Morris (02/04/98) Cross Island Parkway Service Center Coming After All by Frank Morris (02/03/98)
Cross Island Parkway Now Open (02/02/98)
Get Your Cross-Island Pass Now by Frank Morris (01/28/98)
Cross Island Parkway Toll Rates Set (09/10/97)
South Carolina Building First Toll Facility
by Michael Kolb (04/03/97)
Contacts Anna Salvagin
South Carolina DOT
(803) 737-1277
Last Review/Update South Carolina DOT, December 2003
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