State Highway 121 will start taking tolls Dec. 1

State officials have hailed Highway 121 as the wave of the future in toll roads – no tollbooths to create delays or safety problems.

To drive on the road, motorists have two options. They can use a windshield transponder, such as a TollTag, connected to a customer account that pays tolls automatically. If they don't have a transponder, cameras will read license plates and send a bill to the addresses of vehicle owners.

"It's a new generation of toll facility," said Michael Morris, director of transportation for the North Central Texas Council of Governments, the regional planning agency. "There is going to be a transition. There is some fear that the road will lose revenue from cash payers. But we're more than convinced that technology can overcome the transition."