Parking attendants still work some booths for cash customers

A new, $56 million self-service parking system is up and running at DFW International Airport.

Customers can use a North Texas Tollway Authority toll tag or a credit card with the automated system.

The lanes may feel narrower to motorists because of concrete barriers and trucks should use those marked "Wide Lane."

Using a toll tag provides a parking discount of $2 per day or $1 for passing through, according to a release from the airport.

Customers can pay with cash at the left exit lanes of the parking plazas. For passengers who need help, cashiers will staff six booths at the north exit plaza and seven at the south plaza.

Toll tag holders need to activate DFW Airport expenditures online. New tags will already be activated.

The system was expected to start Aug. 26, but was delayed until September because of a transition problem.

The old plazas, built in 1973 and 1974, will be removed at night over the next few months and should be gone by the end of the year.

For a list of places to purchase a toll tag, visit www.ntta.org.