Electronic toll collection has practically become a requirement for road toll situations. The new Benicia-Martinez bridge, northeast of San Francisco, of course uses FasTrak, California’s ETC system. But the bridge is unusual in that it has open-road tolling, meaning that drivers don’t have to slow down to have their FasTrak pass identified. Two FasTrack Express lanes handle cars going by at the speed limit of 55mph. The system actually works on vehicles going up to 100 mph and a license plate photo is snapped for back-up. Highways in the U.S. with open-road toll setups have been in around for a few years, but the Benicia-Martinez is only the third bridge to employ it. Speed limitations don’t stem from the electronics but the road layout. Existing toll structures retrofitted for electronic collection weren’t designed for cars going the speed limit. Tollbooth lanes are narrow and rebuilding costs are high. The Benicia-Martinez bridge had the advantages of space and new construction to enable speedy toll collection.