Automatic expressway tollgates knocked out by system failure

Automatic lanes at more than 90 expressway tollgates in Tokyo and six other prefectures were shut down Sunday due to a system outage.Central Nippon Expressway Co. said it opened the affected lanes to traffic, allowing tolls to be paid online later, as it investigates the cause and works to restore the system following a failure in the electronic toll collection control system early Sunday.The expressway operator apologized for the disruption at a press conference in the evening, saying a system revamp that began the previous day may have caused the failure.Five people, including two childre…READ FULL ARTICLE