RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The current Powhite Parkway toll system is set to be replaced by automated license plate readers, starting in winter 2025.

All-Electronic Tolling (AET) eliminates the need for toll booths and crash payments by using E-ZPass transponders and license plate recognition technology to collect tolls, according to the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority (RMTA).

Transition to AET will reportedly begin with Powhite Parkway in winter 2025, and will be followed by the Downtown Expressway and Boulevard Bridge.

According to RMTA, the Powhite Parkway toll plaza currently has 20 lanes, 14 physical lanes and six open road tolling lanes, as of the time of reporting.

The Forest Hill interchange has a total of eight lanes to its on- and off-ramps to Powhite Parkway, and

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