[3] The highway aims to provide an efficient north–south transportation corridor in Israel while allowing drivers to bypass the traffic-congested Tel Aviv region in the country's center.
This figure will grow in the next few years as additional segments are extended northward and southward from the existing section of the road.
A radio antenna detects when a vehicle with a transponder has entered and exited the highway, calculating the toll rate.
[4] The price above is discounted for drivers who register with Highway 6's operator and install the in-vehicle transponder unit (called a "Passkal," lit.
Drivers who pre-register their license plate with the operator and establish a direct billing relationship also receive a discounted rate (though they pay more than those who have installed a "Passkal").
The bill is sent to the vehicle's owner if the license plate is not in Highway 6's database, according to the car registration with the Israeli Ministry of Transportation.
The tolled sections north of Yokneam are operated by a separate franchisee called "6 – Northern Crossing."