Transportation Secretary: No tolls on I-93

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By CBS 3 Springfield News

Story Published: Aug 20, 2008 at 3:18 PM EDT

Story Updated: Aug 20, 2008 at 3:18 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) - State Transportation Secretary Bernard Cohen is
saying for the first time that drivers who use Interstate 93 to get
into Boston need not fear paying tolls to use the road.

The possibility of tolls on I-93 to help relieve the burden of
paying for the Big Dig by drivers who use the Massachusetts
Turnpike had been floated in the past.

Even when Gov. Deval Patrick said there would not be tolls on
I-93, Cohen did not rule out the possibility.

But a spokeswoman for Cohen said on Tuesday that I-93 tolls are
"off the table."

Turnpike board member Mary Connaughton says the announcement
effectively ends efforts at toll equity.

But the announcement was welcomed by Sen. Steven Baddour, a
Methuen Democrat who opposes tolls on I-93.

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