MassPike AET discussion

[Pete from Boston]

Someone should change the title of this thread to "MassPike AET Discussion".

FTFY

They're the same.  I don't get it.

Mass Pike is back to being rendered as two words, no?

[spooky]

Someone should change the title of this thread to "MassPike AET Discussion".

FTFY

They're the same.  I don't get it.

Mass Pike is back to being rendered as two words, no?

Looks like he changed the title of his post. I think only the OP or a mod/admin can change the actual thread title.

[Pete from Boston]

Now that all the toll booths are gone, is there any plan to split the bridge and tunnel tolls between both directions of traffic?  I seem to recall this being discussed. There may be a small additional infrastructure cost, but for equity I think it's worth it.

[hotdogPi]

Now that all the tall boots are gone, is there any plan to split the bridge and tunnel tolls between both directions of traffic?  I seem to recall this being discussed. There may be a small additional infrastructure cost, but for equity I think it's worth it.

1. The tunnels in Boston (US 1, MA 1A) are already tolled 2-way, with the toll in between half the original toll and the full amount of the original toll. I'm not sure if I'm interpreting you correctly, though.

2. Autocorrect?

[kalvado]

Now that all the tall boots are gone, is there any plan to split the bridge and tunnel tolls between both directions of traffic?  I seem to recall this being discussed. There may be a small additional infrastructure cost, but for equity I think it's worth it.

2. Autocorrect?

Why, you never saw toll boots before? Here is how it looks..

[Pete from Boston]

Now that all the tall boots are gone, is there any plan to split the bridge and tunnel tolls between both directions of traffic?  I seem to recall this being discussed. There may be a small additional infrastructure cost, but for equity I think it's worth it.

1. The tunnels in Boston (US 1, MA 1A) are already tolled 2-way, with the toll in between half the original toll and the full amount of the original toll. I'm not sure if I'm interpreting you correctly, though.

2. Autocorrect?

I did not realize that had already happened, and yes, lazy proofreading on my part.

Tobin also?

[Rothman]

Although I know the free portion of the Pike was meant to be temporary, the new tolls still seem steep to me.

[deathtopumpkins]

Now that all the tall boots are gone, is there any plan to split the bridge and tunnel tolls between both directions of traffic?  I seem to recall this being discussed. There may be a small additional infrastructure cost, but for equity I think it's worth it.

1. The tunnels in Boston (US 1, MA 1A) are already tolled 2-way, with the toll in between half the original toll and the full amount of the original toll. I'm not sure if I'm interpreting you correctly, though.

2. Autocorrect?

I did not realize that had already happened, and yes, lazy proofreading on my part.

Tobin also?

Yes, the Tobin, the Sumner/Callahan, and Ted Williams are all tolled both ways now, with the one-way toll rate being exactly half the old rate.

[bob7374]

Here's what remains of the former toll plaza for I-90/Mass Pike traffic exiting in Weston for I-95/MA 128 looked like yesterday (1/1/17):


More photos of the Weston site can be found in the AET section of my I-90 in Mass. Photo Gallery, now located at my new roads site, MalmeRoads.Net:
http://www.malmeroads.net/mass21c/i90photos.html#aet

Please redirect your browsers as I will be no longer updating my sites on Gribblenation, due to it impending closure.

[bob7374]

MassDOT has posted the presentation slides it did for a public meeting about the toll demolition project status for Exits 9 to 13. Includes photos of the current (Stage 2) conditions and the planned final appearance of each former toll plaza:
https://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Portals/8/docs/aet/presentation_011117.pdf

[Beeper1]

Looks like they intend to keep the toll plaza admin building at the I-495 interchange.  I wonder what it will be used for?

[kefkafloyd]

There's still staff needed for the Turnpike, 495 is probably a good a place as any to do administrative work.

[cl94]

Hasn't been much visible work done at Lee or West Stockbridge since the initial demolition was finished. I drove through this afternoon and it all still looks pretty similar. Building still up at Lee, E-ZPass lanes still up in Stockbridge. There's an asinine speed limit reduction through both work zones.

[Rothman]

Just went through there yesterday myself.  Wondering why they're making that cut into the hill beyond the old plaza site EB.  Seems unnecessary.  Never had a problem getting around slow traffic on the incline if adding a climbing lane is the idea.

[Beeper1]

The plan is to put a weigh station on the EB side at the former toll plaza site and the blasting is to provide room for the acceleration lane coming out of that.

[Rothman]

What a waste of money.

[kefkafloyd]

Hasn't been much visible work done at Lee or West Stockbridge since the initial demolition was finished. I drove through this afternoon and it all still looks pretty similar. Building still up at Lee, E-ZPass lanes still up in Stockbridge. There's an asinine speed limit reduction through both work zones.

The Lee toll building is now gone as of last weekend. It was still up in late February, so it was a recent elimination.

[SidS1045]

Looks like he changed the title of his post. I think only the OP or a mod/admin can change the actual thread title.

I changed the subject line on my initial post, but it hasn't changed throughout the thread...yet.

[bob7374]

Hasn't been much visible work done at Lee or West Stockbridge since the initial demolition was finished. I drove through this afternoon and it all still looks pretty similar. Building still up at Lee, E-ZPass lanes still up in Stockbridge. There's an asinine speed limit reduction through both work zones.

The Lee toll building is now gone as of last weekend. It was still up in late February, so it was a recent elimination.

Here's the recently posted MassDOT presentation slides that show the progress in removing the toll plazas at Exits 1 and 2:http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Portals/8/docs/aet/presentationD1_022317.pdf

[vdeane]

What's that parking area thing near exit 1?

[cl94]

What's that parking area thing near exit 1?

Truck inspection.

[Rothman]

What's that parking area thing near exit 1?

You mean the truck pull-off area or the lot for the Turnpike employees?

[kefkafloyd]

Something that may be interesting only to me is whether or not they take down the Big Red Sign at Lee. With the new barrier up it'd be impossible to cross over after the tollbooth. It's also, AFAIK, the only Big Red Sign in all of Massachusetts.

[roadman]

Something that may be interesting only to me is whether or not they take down the Big Red Sign at Lee. With the new barrier up it'd be impossible to cross over after the tollbooth. It's also, AFAIK, the only Big Red Sign in all of Massachusetts.

The Big Red Sign in Lee is scheduled to come down when the sign structure is removed as part of the West Stockbridge to Auburn sign replacement project presently under construction.  It will not be replaced with a new sign.

[Rothman]

Which sign is this?