THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 27, 2021 at 17:50 JST
Dynamic road pricing is being trialed on the Metropolitan Expressway during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The photo was taken in Chiyoda Ward in Tokyo on July 19. (Satoshi Kimura)
The transport ministry is mulling over whether to introduce “road pricing,” a kind of dynamic-pricing system for expressways that would raise tolls when they become congested. [Read More]
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