“Have a Nice Day” Obsolete As Mass Pike Manned Toll Booths Demolished
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Posted on October 31, 2016
Crews cover signs above #Weston #MassPike #tolls as manual tolling ends. Supervisor shakes toll takers hands before going home. @fox25news pic.twitter.com/6Zg7J1hSBF — Christine McCarthy (@ChristineMFox25) October 29, 2016 By Jacqueline Bennett newsandviewsjb.com Since before I can remember I have been traveling the Massachusetts Turnpike. For as long as I can remember, manned toll booths on the Mass Turnpike have been an accepted way of life. That changed over this past weekend when manned toll booths were closed then demolished, relegated to a bygone era as the Commonwealth converted to E-Z pass or pay by plate. The drive north from Connecticut to Massachusetts has always meant readying a bag of coins and single dollar bills to keep in the front seat in order…