Amazing how an article that appears as this one did stirs up the troops. There are a bunch of problems that arise with toll booths on the bridges. What we could end up with is a series of toll booths like Conn. used to have. As I recall there were toll booths just about every town you passed through. I remember keeping a couple of rolls of quarters in the car just for tolls. High speed cameras have problems also. The pike is now under the gun for their failures.
If road congestion and repair is a problem, maybe a gas tax increase will be a less painful solution. Patrick will take a lot of heat, but realistically it could end the bureaucracy of the highway departments and spread the loot around, repairing the bridges and roads as needed. That will make one crook responsible instead of the multiples we now have.
The Capes retail is already having problems. Stores are closing and I noticed more vacancies than ever. Not enough customers to support them. The towns should be concentrating on getting more vehicles over the bridge and making a stay on the Cape a pleasure, rather than a rip off. I also noticed more real estate for sale today than any year past.
Threaded Mode