New app will pay Illinois tolls

Posted on November 21, 2016
Illinois Tollway
FastToll works on all Illinois toll roads expect the Chicago Skyway bridge. (Photo courtesy Ken Lund/flickr)

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – If you haven’t purchased an I-Pass and you blow past a toll, there’s a new way to pay.

The FastToll is a new app that enables users to pay after they have passed through tolls. Co-developer Rod Landers told WJBC’s Scott Laughlin there’s a small processing fee, but it’s an added convenience.

“It does save you money in the end, versus trying to write stuff down on a pad and paper,” Landers said.

Landers said the goal is to make the app usable in other states.

“We are working on integrating several tollways in the area,” Landers said.

The I-Pass cuts your tolls in half, the app does not.

FastToll is available in the Apple and Google Play stores.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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