In a seven-day period that starts before the cutoff date, there must be at least one turnstile at each station that's generally usable by normal riders on a continuous basis.

Summer has come and gone without an anticipated announcement by PATH officials about when riders will see a new fare system that would let them pay by tapping a credit, debit card or Smartphone on a reader.

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“Our team is meeting regularly with Cubic, the firm designing the software and implementing the program,” Tom Pietrykoski, a Port Authority spokesman, told NJ Advance Media last week. He did not comment on why the system didn’t roll out over the summer. “We expect to launch a pilot later this year, with full implementation to follow.”

https://www.nj.com/news/2023/09/path-riders-will-need-to-wait-longer-for-high-tech-payment-options.html

PATH riders will need to wait longer for high-tech payment options

Keep refilling your Smartlink, tap to pay isn't coming yet.