The move marks the second time in two years that the states have decided to use toll revenue to help boost lagging customer service.
The move comes as call wait times have ballooned to an average of 30 minutes. The goal is to have 80% of calls answered in less than one minute.
Drivers who don’t have a RiverLink transponder account aren’t expected to get invoices in the mail until August.
Kentucky and Indiana officials long have wanted to bring a call center for the Ohio River toll bridge system to the Louisville area.
The move completes an overhaul of RiverLink operations the states announced in 2020 when officials decided to split a main contract into two.
The move marks the first time since tolling began in late 2016 that the states have shaken up toll collection on the RiverLink toll system.
Texas-based Electronic Transaction Consultants LLC would take over the toll system’s billing, customer service and collections by the end of 2023.
Electronic Transaction Consultants, known as ETC, also would establish a local call center to handle drivers' questions about toll bills.
Traffic declines during the coronavirus pandemic led to lower-than-expected toll revenue for Kentucky and Indiana.
The move approved Tuesday by the Kentucky-Indiana Joint Board addresses aspects of the toll network that have been under scrutiny for years.