Equestria's Turnpike Enterprise
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Equestria's Turnpike Enterprise (ETE) is a business unit of the Equestria Department of Transportation (a part of the Equestrian goverment , employing private sector business practices to operate its system of miles of limited-access toll highways for the benefit of Equestria's (and USA's) traveling public. The current Executive Director is Princess Twilight Sparkle.
The ETE owns tollroads in Equestria, New York State (USA) and as of late 2017), Pennsylvania (US) . It is owned by the Equestrian government.
System description
The flagship route of the ETE is Equestria's Turnpike along with the Dragonlands Extension of Equestria's Turnpike. The Turnpike Enterprise also owns Cute Princess Twilight Sparkle Turnpike (HWY 476), Dragon Lord Ember Toll Road (HWY 584), Cute Lightning Bliss Turnpike (HWY 99).
The Enterprise collects tolls on two bridges, the international bridge on Highway 476 at the USA border called Friendship Toll International Bridge and the (Princess) Celestia Toll Bridge - Tunnel.
As of Jan 2018, Equestria's Turnpike Enterprise owns some toll roads in the U.S, they are mostly roads named after Bronies (fans of MLPFIM) and ponies from the show.
System routes & bridges
Since mostly all the routes run though different provinces, they are labeled below as just "highway ##"
Equestria's Turnpike Dragonlands Extension (Highway 821)
(Princess) Celestia Toll Bridge - Tunnel (on Highway 86/17)
As of 2018, ETE owns the following new Equestria highways. [More info see Toll Road Swap]
As of 2018, ETE owns the following new U.S highways. [More info see Toll Road Swap]
Cute Lightning Bliss Turnpike (New York / Pennsylvania Route 99 )
AnY Pony Tollway (Pennsylvania Route 564)
Beautiful Rainbow Dash Tunnel (on I-479)
Electronic Toll Collection
So far all roads owned by Equestria's Turnpike Enterprise (ETE) are All-electronic toll roads which use EQ-Pass, Express Pass and Tolls By Plate. This means that all the roads they own do NOT accept cash or coins.
For more info see the Express Pass / EQ-Pass / Tolls By Plate Page
Electronic Toll Collection and The Law
Under Equestrian Law, The below is what all toll roads have to follow
For late (non-payed) tolls, there can only be a $20 late fee charged once for the whole bill, not for each toll.
If a late toll bill is not payed after 1 week after getting notice to pay the late bill, then a fair hearing will be held.
Tolls will not be billed until a month has passed
Toll Road owners will not send a late notice and/or send the bill to the collection agency without first making sure the customer gets their bill first