Customers can pay online, by phone, by mail or in person

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (July 27, 2020) – RiverLink invoicing is scheduled to return to a normal schedule on Monday, August 3. The aging of invoices had been paused during the temporary closure of the RiverLink Walk-Up Centers. The centers closed on March 17 to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and resumed operations July 22 with special hours and measures in place.

During the four-month pause in the aging cycle, invoices that included fees were not generated. Drivers continued to receive only first invoices (with no fees). Later toll notices (second, third and fourth invoices) will pick up where they paused in the aging cycle. A person who had previously received a second invoice with a $5 administrative fee can expect to receive a third invoice (violation notice) with a $25 violation fee if the second notice has not been paid in full.

Resuming normal invoicing means some customers will receive invoices for crossings that happened several weeks or months ago. The gap between crossing a tolled bridge and receiving an invoice simply reflects the period invoices were paused. Fees did not accumulate during the period but will be added as the normal billing cycle resumes.

Throughout the closure of the walk-up centers, several payment options remained available to customers. Tolls owed can always be paid online at RiverLink.com, by phone at 855-RIV-LINK and by mail.

Customers should pay tolls owed by the due date to avoid additional invoices and fees. To assist customers, there is a RiverLink Fee Forgiveness program. The offer is available once per license plate. Late fees are waived, and tolls owed are lowered to transponder rates when a customer opens a prepaid account.

New Billing Address
Customers will also notice a new billing address on RiverLink invoices. The mailing address has changed from Austin, TX to Perry, NY. The new mailing address is P.O. Box 70, Perry NY 14530. The address is preprinted on invoices and no changes are needed for customers paying by mail and using the preprinted payment slip. Customers using automatic bill pay should make sure to update their payment address.

Self-Service from Home
Whether paying an invoice, opening a RiverLink prepaid account or managing an existing account, it’s easy to take care of your needs at RiverLink.com. Simply click the Pay Tolls button on the homepage. You can take care of your needs without any wait and any lines.

Drivers who want to open an account can do so online in a few easy steps. There’s a Fee Forgiveness program available to qualifying drivers who owe tolls. All fees are forgiven and tolls are rolled back to transponder rates when drivers open a prepaid account. The offer is available once per license plate.

 It’s easy to manage a RiverLink prepaid account online. There are step-by-step How-To Guides available at RiverLink.com to walk you through all of your account management needs.

Walk-Up Centers
Several precautions are in place to help keep customers and staff safe, and the number of customers allowed inside at any one time is limited to eight.

The walk-up centers are located at 400 E. Main St. in downtown Louisville and 103 Quartermaster Ct. in Jeffersonville. The Kentucky walk-up center is temporarily adjusting its hours to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Indiana walk-up center is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. The first hour of operation at both centers, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., is reserved to serve customers considered higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19.

Account needs can be managed online at RiverLink.com, without the need to visit a walk-up center.

How-To Guides are available

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (July 22, 2020) – Whether you’re opening a RiverLink prepaid account, managing an existing account or paying an invoice, it’s easy to take care of your needs at RiverLink.com without the need to visit a customer service walk-up center. 

Opening an Account
Drivers who want to open an account can do so online in a few easy steps. There’s also a Fee Forgiveness program for qualifying drivers who owe tolls. All fees are forgiven and tolls are rolled back to transponder rates when drivers open a prepaid account. The offer is available once per license plate.

1. Go to RiverLink.com and click the Pay Invoice button.
2. Enter invoice number and license plate number.
3. Click “I want to save money”.
4. Savings are calculated based on reduced toll rates and waived fees.
5. Click Proceed with Account Conversion.
6. Follow the instructions to finish setting up a RiverLink prepaid account.

Transponders are mailed to customers free of charge and savings begin as soon as the account is opened. You always pay lower toll rates with a positive account balance. Auto-replenishment is the easiest way to keep your account in good standing and avoid invoices.

Managing an Account
It’s easy to manage a RiverLink prepaid account online. There are step-by-step How-To Guides available at RiverLink.com to walk you through all of your account management needs. They include the following:

• How to add money to your account
• How to turn on auto-replenishment
• How to update license plate information
• How to assign vehicles to your E-ZPass transponder
• How to replace your local transponder
• How to add a payment method to your account
• How to change to paperless statements

Paying an Invoice

• Drivers can pay an invoice at RiverLink.com (click Pay Tolls), by phone or by mail.
• Drivers without prepaid accounts can also choose to Pay by Plate. Just click on Pay Tolls at RiverLink.com and follow next steps.

Customer service assistance is also available by phone and email. Toll Dispute forms are also available at RiverLink.com.

First hour reserved for customers considered high-risk for severe illness

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (July 20, 2020) – The RiverLink Walk-Up Centers reopened Wednesday, July 22 with several precautions in place to help keep customers and employees safe. The offices have special hours to serve potentially high-risk customers and abbreviated hours at the Kentucky walk-up center.

The centers are located at 400 E. Main St. in downtown Louisville and 103 Quartermaster Ct. in Jeffersonville. The Kentucky walk-up center is temporarily adjusting its hours to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Indiana walk-up center is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. The first hour of operation at both centers, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., is reserved to serve customers considered higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19.

Safety Precautions
In addition to reserving the first hour of operation for high-risk groups, several measures are in place to help protect customers and staff.

• Masks are required for service.
• The number of people allowed inside at any one time is limited to 8 customers to allow social distancing.
• Additional customers are asked to wait outside and remain socially distanced.
• Restrooms are closed to the public except for emergency situations.

Plexiglass dividers separate customers and representatives and markers on the floor help reinforce social distancing guidelines. It’s suggested that customers avoid the lunch hour and late afternoon when the number of customers is usually highest. Customers are also encouraged to stay paperless, when possible.

Customer service areas and workstations are sanitized on a regular schedule with the center cleaned and sanitized nightly and deep cleaning on a weekly basis. Employees undergo daily health screenings and wear masks.

Self-Service Options from Home
Whether you’re opening a RiverLink prepaid account, managing an existing account or paying an invoice, it’s easy to take care of your needs at RiverLink.com, without the need to visit a walk-up center.

Opening an Account
Drivers who want to open an account can do so online in a few easy steps. There’s also a Fee Forgiveness program for qualifying drivers who owe tolls. All fees are forgiven and tolls are rolled back to transponder rates when drivers open a prepaid account. The offer is available once per license plate.

1. Go to RiverLink.com and click the Pay Invoice button.
2. Enter invoice number and license plate number.
3. Click “I want to save money”.
4. Savings are calculated based on reduced toll rates and waived fees.
5. Click Proceed with Account Conversion.
6. Follow the instructions to finish setting up a RiverLink prepaid account.

Transponders are mailed to customers free of charge and savings begin as soon as the account is opened. You always pay lower toll rates with a positive account balance. Auto-replenishment is the easiest way to keep your account in good standing and avoid invoices.

Managing an Account
It’s easy to manage a RiverLink prepaid account online. There are step-by-step How-To Guides available at RiverLink.com to walk you through all of your account management needs. They include the following:

• How to add money to your account
• How to turn on auto-replenishment
• How to update license plate information
• How to assign vehicles to your E-ZPass transponder
• How to replace your local transponder
• How to add a payment method to your account
• How to change to paperless statements

 Paying an Invoice

• Drivers can pay an invoice at RiverLink.com (click Pay Tolls), by phone or by mail.
• Drivers without prepaid accounts can also choose to Pay by Plate. Just click on Pay Tolls at RiverLink.com and follow next steps.

Customer service assistance is also available by phone and email. Toll Dispute forms are also available at RiverLink.com.

Toll rates are updated every year

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (June 17, 2020) – New toll rates for three bridges connecting Louisville and Southern Indiana begin July 1, 2020. Rates will range from $2.15 to $12.93, depending on the size of the vehicle and whether the driver has a prepaid account.

Drivers with prepaid accounts in good standing and transponders pay the lowest toll rates and save more than $2 per crossing. The easiest way to maintain a positive account balance is by choosing auto-replenishment and linking the account to a valid payment method.

Toll revenue is used to meet the financial obligations of the Ohio River Bridges Project and to pay for operations and maintenance of the bridges and roadways in the project area.

Tolling is in place on the I-65 Abraham Lincoln Bridge, I-65 Kennedy Bridge and SR 265/KY 841 Lewis and Clark Bridge connecting Prospect, Ky. and Utica, Ind.

Toll rates increase annually by 2.5 percent, unless the rate of inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index) is higher. There was not an increase in 2017 because tolling had been in place for less than a year. Tolling, a bi-state effort between Indiana and Kentucky, started Dec. 30, 2016.

Find more information on RiverLink tolling, including answers to frequently-asked questions, at www.RiverLink.com.

Back office and customer service to be separate from roadside services

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (June 16, 2020) – The Joint Board for the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project met today and approved four resolutions, including one that allows for future contracts for toll services provider (TSP) services to be separated so that customer service center and back office services are under a different contract than roadside services.

Customer service center and back office services include image review, invoicing and customer service representatives at the call center and local customer service centers.  Roadside services include installing, operating and maintaining the roadside equipment that is used to capture crossings on tolled bridges and determine vehicle classification (number of axles and vehicle height).

The separation of the services is a practice being used by more tolling systems. It offers increased competition, opens the process to more potential providers and results in greater checks and balances between the two. The separation allows each provider to focus on the services it does best and is expected to provide more flexibility for the tolling system.

The resolution authorized the Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) to move forward with procurements for customer service center and back office services (TSP2 Services). TSP2 Services should be ready for implementation no later than Dec. 31, 2023, the expiration date for the contract with the current TSP, Kapsch TrafficCom.

Additional Resolutions

Three additional resolutions were passed by the Joint Board. One allows the IFA to engage a legal advisor to work on the procurement of TSP2 Services. Dentons Bingham Greenebaum will serve as legal advisor to the Joint Board for the purposes of working on the procurement of TSP2 Services.

Another resolution confirmed and ratified the selection of Strothman and Company as Revenue Control Manager (RCM). The RCM reconciles financial information, prepares financial reports and participates in any applicable audits. KPMG previously served as RCM. That contract will expire at the end of September. Strothman and Company will begin serving July 1.

The other resolution approved and adopted amended bylaws of the Joint Board regarding what constitutes a quorum. Previously, no fewer than three members constituted a quorum for any business at a meeting of the Joint Board. The amended bylaw reads that no fewer than four members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.

Joint Board

 The Joint Board includes transportation and finance leaders from Indiana and Kentucky. It’s made up of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) commissioner, the Indiana public finance director, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet secretary and the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority (KPTIA) chairman, or their designees.

The Joint Board was created to have long-term oversight and management responsibility for the Ohio Rivers Bridges Project. Bi-state tolling representatives handle the day-to-day administration of the tolling system.

Note: Resolutions and supporting documents from the meeting are posted at RiverLink.com: https://riverlink.com/about/joint-board/.

Open, Waive and Save!

Qualifying drivers who owe tolls save money when they open a prepaid account.  Late fees are waived and tolls are lowered when drivers open a prepaid account and request a transponder. The offer is available once per license plate. Customer service representatives can assist, but the conversion offer is also available online.

Drivers can open an account and begin saving money in a few easy steps:

1. Go to RiverLink.com and click the Pay Invoice button
2. Enter invoice number and license plate number
3. Click “I want to save money”
4. Savings are calculated based on reduced toll rates and waived fees
5. Click Proceed with Account Conversion
6. Follow the instructions to finish setting up a RiverLink prepaid account

RiverLink local transponders are free (one per registered vehicle) and RiverLink E-ZPass transponders are $15 each.  Requested transponders are mailed to drivers, free of charge. The savings begin as soon as an account is set up as drivers wait for their transponders to arrive. Transponders are typically received in about ten days. Find more information on transponders here.

It’s important for account holders to remember they must maintain a positive account balance to always pay the lowest toll rates.  If an account reaches a negative balance, higher toll rates are charged and an invoice is mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle.

The easiest way to always have an account in good standing is by choosing auto-replenishment and linking the account to a valid payment method. Find more information on auto-replenishment here.

RIVERLINK WALK-UP CENTERS TEMPORARILY CLOSE

Several customer service options remain available

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (March 17, 2020) – As part of the national effort to help stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in our communities, RiverLink Walk-Up Centers are temporarily closed.

The centers join the in-person government services in Kentucky directed to cease operations at 5 p.m. on March 17, 2020. RiverLink is the bi-state tolling system for Kentucky and Indiana.

The walk-up centers, located at 400 E. Main St. in downtown Louisville and 103 Quartermaster Ct. in Jeffersonville, will remain closed until further notice.

Several payment options remain available to customers. Tolls owed can be paid online at RiverLink.com, by phone at 855-RIV-LINK and by mail.

To further assist drivers who rely on the walk-up centers, additional fees will not be added to invoices being generated until the centers have resumed operations. Drivers will continue to receive first invoices (with no fees attached). Later toll notices (second, third and fourth invoices) will resume and be mailed to customers after the centers reopen for business.

Additional Payment Options

• Drivers can always open a prepaid account and have fees waived and tolls rolled back to transponder rates when they open a prepaid account (one-time offer per license plate).
• Drivers without prepaid accounts can choose to Pay by Plate. Just click on Pay Tolls at RiverLink.com and follow next steps.
• Prepaid account holders can sign up for auto-replenishment to quickly and easily maintain a positive balance.

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Find more information on RiverLink tolling, including answers to frequently-asked questions, at www.RiverLink.com.

OVERNIGHT LANE CLOSURES SCHEDULED NEXT TWO WEEKS

Routine maintenance is planned for tolling equipment 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Jan. 10, 2020) – Overnight lane closures are scheduled the next two weeks near the Kennedy, Lincoln and Lewis and Clark bridges. The closures near the toll gantries and RiverLink rate signage will allow for routine maintenance of tolling equipment and digital signs.

The work is scheduled to begin overnight Monday, Jan. 13 and end Friday, Jan. 24. The closures are expected weeknights between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. All ramps will be open. Drivers should be alert, watch for signage and slow down in the work area.

Work is scheduled for the following dates and locations, but the actual starting date and duration may be adjusted if inclement weather or other unforeseen activities occur.

• Monday, Jan. 13 and Tuesday, Jan. 14: I-65 South near the Kennedy Bridge (three lanes and shoulder)
• Wednesday, Jan. 15 and Thursday, Jan. 16: KY 841 near Lewis and Clark Bridge (one lane and one shoulder)
• Friday, Jan. 17: I-65 North near the Lincoln Bridge (four lanes and shoulder)
• Monday, Jan. 20: I-65 North near the Lincoln Bridge (two lanes and shoulder)
• Tuesday, Jan. 21: Exit 0 (Court Avenue exit) in Indiana (one lane)
• Wednesday, Jan. 22 and Thursday, Jan. 23: Lane and shoulder closures near toll rate signage on I-65, I-64, I-71 and KY 841