Linkt

The Linkt network (before May 2018, the go via network)[1] is a 70 kilometre integrated network of tolled roads, bridges and tunnels across the greater Brisbane area. Linkt has one million tolling accounts and more than 1.8 million Linkt tags in use as of 2013.[2]

"Go via" redirects here. For the United Kingdom transport company, see Govia.

Linkt
TypePublic
IndustryTransport
Founded2009
Headquarters
Brisbane
,
Australia
Area served
Queensland
ParentTransurban
Websitewww.linkt.com.au

The Linkt network enables motorists to bypass CBD traffic and use of three Brisbane motorways; the Bruce Highway in the north, the Pacific Motorway to the south and the Ipswich Motorway to the west.

History

Go via was the toll payment system introduced by Queensland Motorways as a part of free-flow tolling. It replaced the previous E Toll system in Queensland.[3] The new system was introduced on 1 July 2009 and the pay-on-the-spot option was phased out on 22 July 2009, meaning cash was no longer a payment option, and stopping was no longer required. As drivers are no longer able to pay with cash, they need to choose one of the new methods of paying Queensland's toll roads, including Go via tags, video matching of licence plates and other methods.

In 2015 Bob Jarvis contested the legitimacy of the electronic tolling only insisting he should have the option to pay cash. He drove through the toll-points without paying, then received bills in the mail. Mr Jarvis claims that eventually the bills stopped.

In May 2018, go via was renamed to Linkt.[1]

Linkt network assets

The Linkt network comprises the Gateway Motorway, including the Sir Leo Hielscher (formerly Gateway) Bridges, the Logan Motorway, the Clem Jones Tunnel (Clem7)[4] and Go Between Bridge.[5] Since 2015, Legacy Way connects motorists from the Western Freeway to the Inner City Bypass in four minutes.[6]

The network totals 70 km of roads. Around 300,000 tolled transactions are made across the go via network every day. The network provides a connection for the port and airport precincts and commuters to the north, south, east and west of Brisbane. The Go Between Bridge and Clem7 are inner-city cross-river connections to several destinations, while the motorways feature no-stopping electronic toll points located at Murarrie, Kuraby, Loganlea, Heathwood, Larapinta and the Clem7 and Go Between Bridge.

Tolling types

Tags

Tags are installed inside of a vehicle's windscreen. As a vehicle travels under the toll point the tag will beep and the toll is deducted from the account.[7] Customers have the choice of configuring their account to automatically top up or to manually top-up their account.[7] With the tag, users can use their account on all toll roads in Australia.[8]

Video tolling

With video tolling, users do not need a tag fitted to their vehicle: instead, as they pass under a toll point, a photo is taken of the registration plate and matched to their go viavideo account.[8] There is a small additional "video matching" fee for this service.[8]

Business accounts

Businesses can choose to either have a tag account or video tolling account, with a required minimum spending per month.[9]

Passes

Passes are designed for drivers who only use toll roads occasionally or for those who want to pay for a one-off trip.[10] Passes work on all toll roads in Queensland including the Clem Jones Tunnel, Airport Link and the Go Between Bridge.[11]

Criticisms and Controversies

According to the Sunshine Coast Daily, an online petition to protest road toll company's "unexplainable fees and charges" has gained thousands of supporters in days, many from the Sunshine Coast.[12]

See also

References
  1. "go via is now Linkt". Linkt. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. "Home - go via network" (PDF). Qldmotorways.com.au. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. Need help? One page approach. Queensland Motorways. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  4. "Queensland Motorways further expands its toll road network". www.govia.com.au. Queensland Motorways. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  5. "go via network map" (PDF). www.queenslandmotorways.com.au. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. "WHERE CAN LEGACY WAY TAKE ME?". Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  7. "Go viatag". Govia.com.au. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  8. go viavideo account. Queensland Motorways. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  9. go viabusiness. Queensland Motorways. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  10. "Go viavideo pass". Govia.com.au. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  11. go viaroad pass launched. Queensland Motorways. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  12. "Online toll protest gains thousands of supporters". Sunshine Coast Daily. Sunshine Coast. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
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