{"id":8603,"date":"2022-04-18T17:22:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T00:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8603"},"modified":"2022-04-18T12:35:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T19:35:19","slug":"dysfunctional-toll-stations-cost-sandag-1-8-million-in-revenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8603","title":{"rendered":"Dysfunctional Toll Stations Cost SANDAG $1.8 Million in Revenue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by William Hale<\/p>\n

Faulty toll equipment has recently been discovered on State Route 125. A report to the San Diego Association of Government\u2019s (SANDAG) Independent Performance Auditor\u2019s office<\/a> detailed that four of the 42 stations along Route 125<\/a> \u2014 which runs from Otay Mesa near the U.S.\u2013Mexico border to the Santee area \u2014 were disconnected over a three month period.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Independent auditor Mary Khoshmashrab said that \u201cIt wasn\u2019t that just, they got unplugged. It was that they got unplugged and they went unnoticed as far as the revenue impact of that\u2026Which means there was a procedure missing that should have been there, which is to review reports on a daily basis.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It is estimated that these dysfunctional toll stations have cost SANDAG around $1.8 million in revenue, a significant loss considering that the agency is already $180 million in debt that isn’t expected to be paid off until 2042. However, it appears that the South Bay Expressway\u2019s system failure shouldn’t necessarily come as a surprise. According to SANDAG\u2019s Chief Economist Ray Major, certain aspects of the toll system have needed replacement since 2007.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to Major\u2019s claims, CEO Hasan Ikhrata suggested that this revenue loss could have been prevented if former SANDAG staff who had known about the issue reported on it earlier. This isn\u2019t the only story involving Ikhrata in the past month. The SANDAG CEO was found to be guilty of using taxpayer money on lavish dinners after an internal audit conducted from July 2017 to June 2021. Various San Diego leaders including Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey have proposed that Ikhrata step down from his CEO position at SANDAG<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In regard to the $1.8 million lost, Ikhrata said \u201cI take full responsibility for any screwup like this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It will be interesting to see what the next step is for SANDAG, but Major reportedly said that SANDAG will soon bring on a consultant to review the agency\u2019s toll procedures.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo Cred: aaroads.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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