I would put them not only on 93, but on Rte 3 as well, right at the border. If NH can stick it to us we can stick it to them.

This possibility was also raised earlier this year as the MBTA faced its budget crisis.

http://medford.patch.com/articles/rep-garballey-nh-mass-i-93-border-toll-will-be-considered-to-fund-transit

The closest toll to Boston on I-93 heading north is in Hooksett, N.H., about 60 miles away.

Once you start with tolls all funding from the Federal Government for road repairs will end.

Do you really want another tax? I don't!

I don't think we need more tolls, what I believe we really need is a smarter, honest, and more sensible way to spend the money that we already pay for our roads.

Traffic is already bad enough putting in tolls will only add to an already giant problem!

And, what good are tolls if there are ways you and I can get around them. If you factor in travel time, you can usually plan a toll-free route.

What did Miceli tell you to say that Mario?

A prank pulled on Freshman State Reps from Barnstable County was to get them to sponsor a bill to put tolls on the Bourne and Sagamore bridges. The state doesn't own them. They and the canal are owned and operated by the Army Corp of Engineers.

Yes, I think high-speed tolls would be an excellent way to capture much needed transportation revenue from those who are driving the longest distances and in the case of I-93 from those who are benefiting most from our multi-billion dollar investment to bury and expand the highway through downtown. We will be paying off that debt for years and it's only fair that much of the funds used to pay that debt come directly from those using the new infrastructure.

Not for anything...but why is it again that we pay that yearly robbery of an excise tax? Get rid of that and then talk about it.

What people forget is, once tolls come up, they never come down.

The state gets enough money already. Give it more and it will simply spend more and still cry broke. No more tolls.

No way. As if money isn't already tight on the middle class, a toll would affect workers making that grueling, traffic filled commute everyday to work.

I think they should add the high speed lane just where tolls already exist. I don't think additional tolls are needed. The high speed lane at the Hampton tolls (as well as the entire length of the NJ turnpike) saves quite a bit of time.

I think if they toll 93 or 3 they should tie commuter rail expansion to it. If they do a route 3 toll, extend the Lowell Line to Concord via Nashua, Manchester, and Manchester Airport. If they toll I-93, extend the Haverhill Line to Plaistow. NH doesn't believe in rail, but if there was a toll, it would make it much more attractive to build. Both of these proposals are in the planning stages, but NH is dragging its feet. Both have federal funds available to cover a majority of the infrastructure costs and the rest would be funded by NH.

What ends up happening for MA is that NH pays for the part of the commuter rail operating in NH, but MA benefits because it causes increased service on the line for those in MA along the route. It's already working out very well for the Providence Line extension further into RI.

To those who commute from NH, that's uneconomical in general. And to those who complain about their tax dollars going to transit projects when they never use transit, consider the fact that some don't have cars but are paying MUCH more to maintain the roadway system.

Wasn't the mass pike tolls supposed to have been temporary? I am not a fan of tolls on 93....I am not convinced the $$$ go to repairing the roads... :(

What we need is HONEST POLITICIANS who don't steal from us.

Don't forget those NH commuters who work in MA pay MA income taxes. I for one do not think our secondary road networks can handle the volumes of traffic resulting from people not wanting to pay the tolls. Time to be smarter in spending our tax dollars - tolls are not the snswer.

The only reason that this is a bad idea is because of how wastefully the government spends our money, which causes these budget problems. If they take more, they will just spend more in a wasteful manner. That being said, Sedan Deval will get it done.

I will just take the back roads and just go around the tolls.

What have the tolls on the Mass Turnpike ever funded? More hack high paying jobs with ridiculous benefits and early retirement. We don't need any more state workers and another state agency.

Lesson from the Tobin bridge? "After two years of construction, the Mystic River Bridge opened to traffic on February 27, 1950. In the years immediately following the opening of the span, connections were constructed to the Central Artery (I-93 and US 1) and the Northeast Expressway (US 1). During its first full year of operation, the bridge carried approximately 13.5 million vehicles. The original plan called for Massport to remove the tolls and hand over jurisdiction of the bridge to the commonwealth once the last of the $27 million in bonds were retired in 1978."

Source: http://www.bostonroads.com/crossings/tobin/

no more tolls..I already pay my fair share to have my car on the road. I pay a high excise tax and I payed sales tax when I purchased the damn car brand new. this is just another way for the state to tax ppl who actually work for a living. I would like the state to implement taxing bicyclist. they use the roads too and we payed for these bike lanes for them. Pull them over for not using hand signals and nearly causing accidents. The rules of the road apply the same way to bicyclists.

Definitely at the NH border coming into Mass. There are a lot of people from NH who work in Boston that pay no sales tax in their own state. Tax them!

Skip adding more tolls and find some other way to generate revenue for the state.

Build super garages over 93, 3 and 95 with one lane devoted to access ramp straight up, gates to automatically shunt cars to unfilled levels to avoid slot searching and high speed articulated buses in a special lane to Boston. Reverse in p.m. using one dedicated lane.Make it affordable:one bus, fifty fewer cars. 25 minutes from Lowell or Danvers, reverse in p.m. and wifi while you "fly".

Absolutly not, we have State and federal taxes on fuel for our vehicles that are supposed to be used for inferstructure repair, it always never seems to be availible when the repairs are needed.

I appreciate the sentiment, but some of your facts are a little skewed. I'll assume your contention that we went from #2 to #26 in overall tax burden is accurate, but that calculation doesn't include the massive increase in almost all fees that were put in place by Romney. Most fees doubled - or worse - and if those increases, which I consider taxes, but the calculation does not, were factored in those numbers would change dramatically. Your basic contention thoug - that we have a spending problem - I agree with. Waste is killing us.

What's the purpose of the GAS tax, I thought it was to pay for the upkeep of the roads. I guess the politicians figure better in THEIR pockets then ours.

Joe, YOU have to fund it your selves with your money. If something goes wrong with the account even if it is not your fault YOU get dunned.Good luck straightening it out. This has been a common complaint ever since EZPASS was instituted in NH. There have been many MANY complaints. When there is an issue with the fees you have to go through hell to straighten it out. People have been getting billed for going through two toll booths at the same time on the same day. NOT POSSIBLE! I have gotten a free pass on several occasions while I pulled up to the cash booth. All the tolls taker said was" Go ahead you must have EZPASS." I can assure you I don't. Somebody got the bill and had to dispute it. A woman in Manchester got a bill for going through tolls in N.J. while she was bed ridden. They told her she must have let someone borrow her car.
Joe there is a reason that when you go to a EZPASS office they are behind a wall of bullet proof glass. So Joe, how long have you been working there at EZPASS?

To Gregory S. Does it make you feel important to mock someone's speech impediment? Maybe you should look up how to spell the mayor of Boston's name before you make fun of him also.I bet it feels real cool to be a bully! KND

to Gregory S.
yes this state is corrupt with many tax burdens. I've been waiting to move to NH for a few years now. taking care of my sick mom but once that's over, my house will be up for sale and i am GONE. I will have the same salary as I do in Mass if I move so no loss in that end but I pick up more on the other end with more cash in wallet.

barney frank never represented my area therefore he was never on my ballot. we can thank the folks down the southcoast for that. I bought my home 2 yrs ago. I waited for the housing bubble to burst first. When I do get to sell I will probably break even or lose just a little bit. I should gain since folks can not afford to buy in neighboring towns like cambridge and medford they can only go north or south of boston wherever is cheapest.

leave 93 alone.

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No the money will be wasted. Politicians are like hogs at the trough.

I'm still all for the Cape Cod Canal tunnel project

The Pike toll was supposedly temporary, & I forget the figure but something ridiculous like .85 cents on the dollar goes to non road funds now.

It's a hard call, pike goers get a raw deal. The 495,3,93 travelers bear none of the burden.

Is it fair…no. Especially since the tolls were supposed to be removed long ago. Would putting up tolls on the other roadways even things up, sure. But do we really trust the Govt with their promises on where the money will go, or how long the booths will stay there. I don't.

As to the border crossing, that's going to happen everywhere. You will never stop it. If it is genuinely a big enough problem instead of fighting it MA should be thinking of ways to use it to their advantage. I.e. Lower sales tax instead of raising it. Lower it to the point where the current high gas prices make the trip up the NH a wash. There are some clever people out there with access to the figures & I'm pretty sure something could be figured out.

The higher you raise sales tax the more you push people to NH, & NH is loving MA for it. Especially with such a huge border. NH is being clever about things.

I could be wrong about this but I don't think the "tax evasion" claim would hold up in court for consumers or Co's. Business have to report and pay the sales tax. But the court challenge would be what right does MA have to regulate out of state commerce. Outsourcing is done in all major business in the world. Why is MA any different, because they want to?

What is CT's sales tax rate 6.35-7% Think of all the people who would flock to MA for the typically lower gas prices and half a sales tax rate. NY too. It's just one idea but MA should be looking to use NH's strategy to it's benefit instead of stupidly raising sales tax and driving commerce elsewhere. People wouldn't bother to go to NH with a n approximately 3% sales tax, it's not worth the gas. The CT'ers and NY'ers would be coming here for the savings on sales tax AND gas and the centralized MA residents would get a break too. There are ways around most things, people are just too stupid to think about it, and when it comes to stupidity, MA is no slouch.