Governor Deval Patrick's proposed increase in the gasoline tax could avert an increase in tolls at the Ted Williams Tunnel to $7 that is under consideration by the Turnpike Authority.
(DAVID L. RYAN/GLOBE STAFF/file)
Patrick seeks hike of 19 cents in gas tax
Proposal could avert turnpike toll increase; Would also reorganize state transit agencies
Governor Deval Patrick's proposed increase in the gasoline tax could avert an increase in tolls at the Ted Williams Tunnel to $7 that is under consideration by the Turnpike Authority.
(DAVID L. RYAN/GLOBE STAFF/file)
After months of private rumination and public mixed signals, Governor Deval Patrick will propose a 19 cent increase in the state's gasoline tax today, in an attempt to solve the increasingly complex maze of problems confronting the state's aging and debt-ridden transportation system. (Full article: 1074 words)
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