Smart Highway Tolling System for the Road Development Authority

Smart Highway Tolling System

Project Overview

Partnering with the Road Development Authority (RDA), it was able to bring digital control to toll collection across Sri Lanka’s expressways in a successful manner. Powered by PaymentConnect, the platform replaced manual booth processes with connected toll operations, real-time cash visibility, and centralized reporting, cutting queues and improving revenue accountability.

Vehicles processed daily through digitalized toll collection.
150,000+
Average monthly transactions securely processed on the platform.
4,470,000+
Annual toll revenue processed through PaymentConnect.
LKR 14,000 million+
Smart Highway Tolling System for the Road Development Authority

By digitizing the manual toll collection process, PaymentConnect has changed how the RDA runs its toll network. Operators work faster, shift settlements are accurate, and administrators can see every transaction as it happens.

This solution has shifted the previous process into a smoother traffic flow at toll plazas, stronger financial accountability, and a scalable foundation. Now it has grown to support card payments as well to ease the customer experience.

Project Goals

  • Manual Toll Collection (MTC) Management: Digitizes the full MTC workflow so operators can process vehicle entries and exits quickly, with tolls calculated automatically based on distance travelled. Integrated POS terminals record every transaction securely, replacing manual records with a reliable digital trail.
  • Cash Management at Every Booth: Cash collections, operator activity, and shift settlements are tracked and reconciled at each booth, closing the gaps where revenue leakage occurs. Also the solution digitally mapped entry and exit points to enable accurate, distance-based toll calculation across the expressway network.
  • Customer Convenience: Drivers can pay by cash or by debit and credit card at the booth, with faster processing that keeps vehicles moving and shortens waiting time at toll lanes
  • Reports and Dashboards: Real-time dashboards and reports give RDA administrators centralized visibility of transactions, revenue, and booth performance.

Platform Evolution

Since going live in 2019, PaymentConnect has grown from a core tolling platform into a complete toll operations ecosystem for the RDA.

  1. Digital Toll Foundation
    Step 01

    Digital Toll Foundation

    PaymentConnect launched as the first integrated tolling system for Sri Lanka’s expressways, digitizing Manual Toll Collection, booth POS integration, and distance-based fare calculation from entry to exit.

  2. Financial Control and Visibility
    Step 02

    Financial Control and Visibility

    Booth-level cash management, shift-based settlements, and real-time dashboards gave the RDA transparent revenue tracking and closed the gaps where revenue leakage occurs.

  3. Network Expansion and Scaling
    Step 03

    Network Expansion and Scaling

    As new expressways and interchanges opened, PaymentConnect scaled alongside them without interrupting ongoing toll operations, so every new booth joined the network while existing ones kept running smoothly.

  4. Card Payments and Customer Convenience
    Step 04

    Card Payments and Customer Convenience

    Debit and credit card payments at toll booths gave drivers a faster, more convenient way to pay. Journeys became quicker and more hassle-free, operators had less cash to handle and reconcile, and the RDA gained more secure collections with clearer financial records, keeping traffic moving smoothly through every toll lane.

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