Quarterhill Secures $10.7M Three‑Year Illinois Tollway Extension Through 2029

Quarterhill deepens Illinois Tollway partnership with $10.7 million extension

Quarterhill Inc. secures a three-year contract extension with the Illinois Tollway that runs from Jan. 31, 2026 through Jan. 30, 2029 and is valued at about $10.7 million. The agreement continues a long-term relationship in which Quarterhill maintains and enhances back-office and roadside transactional systems that underpin daily toll collection across Northern Illinois.

Sustaining critical toll operations while enabling change

Under the renewal, Quarterhill continues to provide operational support, system enhancements and integration with multi‑partner back-office and roadside systems to ensure uninterrupted toll collection and reliable customer service. The work supports the Illinois Tollway’s Toll Revenue Management and Maintenance Program and focuses on revenue assurance, operational maintenance cycles and maintaining customer service metrics tied to daily tolling.

The contract explicitly covers maintenance of legacy mission‑critical systems and their seamless integration with current roadside hardware and multi‑vendor ecosystems, a strategy the company says minimizes risk during transition phases. Quarterhill positions this approach as a way to preserve continuity for drivers and agency partners while enabling longer-term modernization planning for the tollway.

AI, scale and resilience as competitive levers

Quarterhill highlights its ITS platforms as processing billions of transactions annually, performing compliance and safety inspections on millions of commercial vehicles and optimizing thousands of lanes worldwide. The company says it leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to deliver automation and predictive insight that aim to improve transportation network management and system resilience.

CEO Chuck Myers frames the renewal as a continuation of a collaborative approach to delivering secure, resilient and scalable systems that prioritize safety, reliability and customer experience. The extension reinforces Quarterhill’s role as a systems integrator that supports multi‑vendor ecosystems during technological transitions.

Broader implications for tolling authorities

The deal underscores a common industry trend in which operators balance maintenance of legacy infrastructure with incremental modernization, relying on vendors to mitigate operational risk while planning upgrades. For public road operators, such contracts provide measurable operational continuity and reduce the potential for service disruption as agencies update hardware and software.

Quarterhill’s positioning

The contract builds on Quarterhill’s multi‑year services to transportation agencies and reinforces its market positioning in intelligent transportation systems. For more information, the company directs readers to Quarterhill.com.