It looks like my commute into Boston may be a bit more expensive soon. Seen at Toll Roads News:
The five member board of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority voted this morning for toll increases that will raise 15% more revenue on the Boston area portion of the Turnpike, taking toll takings on the three toll tunnels and the Turnpike east of MA128/I-95 from $152m now to $175m, a Turnpike spokesman told us. The proposal has to go to public hearings for comment and then he confirmed - or not - at a subsequent meeting of the board.
The toll increases being adopted are:
- car transponder tolls 75ยข to $1.00 at the two Turnpike toll plazas at Allston and Weston with cash tolls going up from $1.00 to $1.25
- car tunnel tolls going up from $2.50 to $3.00 with transponders and from $3,00 to $3.50 for cash
Tolls for larger vehicles are slated for proportionally similar hikes, and apparently hikes are not being recommended for the Pike outside Route 128. The latter of those avoids a political firestorm from western and central Mass folks who are still peeved at tolls on their primary east-west highway being used for Boston’s benefit.
