As the Peach Pass turns 10 years old this fall, the automated tolling system that uses a small transponder decal under the rearview mirror is slowly becoming integrated with systems in other states. Those that prefer to take their long distance trips by car will soon have more options. The price for a spot there is $16 per day. Toll rates and parking rates are very different and a Peach Pass user could easily “overdraft” the balance of money they upload into their account, if they parked for a few days in the ATL West parking deck.ĭrivers should calculate the parking rates and make sure they can afford them before choosing the ATL West deck. That requirement may make some cringe, but it makes sense and can work as a safeguard. “The charge will go right to the credit card associated with the account, so you won’t mess with your toll balance,” Tomlinson explained. “When you come back, you just exit, you never have to pull a ticket, and immediately you’ll get a receipt that will show up in your Peach Pass account that you can access through the Peach Pass Go 2.0 mobile app.” That will make business-expensing the parking charges both digital and seamless, Tomlinson said.ĭrivers need to make sure they have a credit card attached to their Peach Pass account for this auto-debiting parking feature to work. This new Peach Pass feature also alleviates the oft-stressful trip home. It’ll automatically read your Peach Pass, you’ll see the gate go up, and you can park.” “If you have a Peach Pass and you’re set up with a credit card to auto-replenish your account, you literally drive into any lane in that deck. “If you go to the ATL West Parking deck - it’s near the rental car center, it’s clearly marked on all of signage,” Tomlinson told the AJC and 95.5 WSB on the latest WSB Traffic Podcast. State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) Executive Director Chris Tomlinson explained how a Peach Pass helps drivers park easier. Peach Pass Plus debuted July 26th and operates hand-in-hand with the spike in air travel that Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport has seen in 2021. But Georgia’s tolling system is not only preparing to add more lanes over the next decade, but also is making itself available in more places and with more functions. Metro Atlanta’s Peach Pass is most associated with the Express Lanes that are adjacent to stretches of I-75, I-575, and I-85.
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