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Palmetto Pass (often referenced as PAL PASS) is an electronic toll-collection system used on all toll 
Palmetto Pass is now used on one toll road: the Southern Connector (Interstate 185) in Greenville County. Palmetto Pass was formerly used on the Cross Island Parkway ( U.S. Highway 278) on Hilton Head Island until tolls were abolished on that road on June 30, 2021. Drivers are able to go through tolls at speeds up to at the two mainline toll plazas and at the ramp tolls on the Southern Connector. The Palmetto Pass has no interoperability agreements with other states or agencies that operate electronic toll collection systems.
Cross Island Parkway
Transportation in South Carolina Electronic toll collection Radio-frequency identification Wireless locating
road
A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation.
There are many types of ...
s in South Carolina. It was originally administered by the South Carolina Department of Transportation
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is a government agency in the US state of South Carolina. Its mission is to build and maintain roads and bridges and administer mass transit services.
By state law, the SCDOT's function and ...
and is now operated by the Connector 2000 Association, which operates the Southern Connector.
Palmetto Pass is now used on one toll road: the Southern Connector (Interstate 185) in Greenville County. Palmetto Pass was formerly used on the Cross Island Parkway ( U.S. Highway 278) on Hilton Head Island until tolls were abolished on that road on June 30, 2021. Drivers are able to go through tolls at speeds up to at the two mainline toll plazas and at the ramp tolls on the Southern Connector. The Palmetto Pass has no interoperability agreements with other states or agencies that operate electronic toll collection systems.
Tolls
As of March 1, 2021 new Palmetto Pass accounts can only be established through the Southern Connector website or agency office. On February 28, the Cross Island Parkway stopped issuing new Palmetto Pass accounts in anticipation of an end to tolling on the parkway on June 30, 2021. As of January 2, 2022, Palmetto Pass users receive a 15-cent discount on the Southern Connector over cash users at each toll booth. The cost to travel from end to end on the Southern Connector is $3.70 (versus $4.00 for cash users) for two-axle vehicles. On the Cross Island Parkway, Palmetto Pass users previously received a 50-cent discount at the main toll booth (paying .75 cents compared to the $1.25 cash toll rate).See also
* Electronic toll collection *Toll road
A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a controlled-access highway in the present day) for which a fee (or ''Toll (fee), toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically ...
* Cross Island Parkway
* Southern Connector
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Cross Island Parkway
Transportation in South Carolina Electronic toll collection Radio-frequency identification Wireless locating