Maine's Turnpike Authority will remove the last of its 21 coin baskets, in the town of Gray, in the next few weeks, replacing them with E-ZPass booths. Above, traffic slowed for the York tolls.
(Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press)
STARTS & STOPS
Maine is latest to toss its coin toll system
Maine's Turnpike Authority will remove the last of its 21 coin baskets, in the town of Gray, in the next few weeks, replacing them with E-ZPass booths. Above, traffic slowed for the York tolls.
(Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press)
Anyone of a certain age who went on family driving trips as a child knows the thrill and terror that come when Mom and Dad let you toss coins into the toll basket. (Full article: 1079 words)
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