CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire has taken the first steps
toward putting a toll booth on Interstate 93 near the Massachusetts
border.

Transportation Commissioner George Campbell has asked Washington
to allow a toll demonstration project at the state line to help pay
for the I-93 widening in southern New Hampshire.

Campbell estimates it could be four years before a toll opens,
if federal regulators and state lawmakers all approve.

He has talked with Gov. John Lynch about the plan, but said he
hasn't won his support yet.

Campbell said he would like a southbound toll only, at $2 per
car. He said federal transportation officials have one
demonstration project award left to make and wants to make sure the
state is considered so it covers all options in paying for the
project.