The goal is to keep traffic moving consistently above 45 miles per hour (72km/h) in the express lanes and help reduce traffic congestion in the free lanes.[1]
Design
Peach Pass is an RFID transponder in the form of a sticker that drivers put inside their windshields. Customers may either open a Peach Pass account with a minimum deposit of $20 replenished by a major credit card or debit card,[2] or purchase a "Pay n GO!" Peach Pass at participating CVS or Walgreens locations for $2.50, with an initial deposit of at least $20.[3]
Interoperability
Georgia's Peach Pass works with similar systems in Florida and North Carolina.[4] In July 2023, they expanded interoperability with the following E-ZPass states: Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, and Rhode Island. Peach Pass became fully interoperable with the E-ZPass system in January 2024. [5]
History
The Peach Pass is the successor to the Georgia Cruise Card, which was used for electronic toll collection at the former toll plaza on SR400 in Buckhead, before tolls were removed in 2013.[6]
I-85 Express Lanes and Express Lanes Extension (between I-285 and northeastern Gwinnett County)[7]
Future plans
In the future, the Peach Pass toll system is expected to incorporate additional proposed express toll lanes along State Route400 (SR400) north of I-285, I-20 east and west of I-285, I-75 between I-675 and I-285, and around the perimeter of I-285 between major activity centers surrounding Atlanta. The intent is to ease traffic congestion for suburban commuters traveling inside perimeter city limits during peak commuting times.[8]
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