Lawmakers are eager to prevent toll increases on the Massachusetts Turnpike that would double tolls to $7 for cash-paying passenger cars at the Sumner and Ted Williams tunnels.
(Globe Staff Photo / John Blanding)
Plenty of problems still down the road
House plan won't solve long-term transit-fund crisis
Lawmakers are eager to prevent toll increases on the Massachusetts Turnpike that would double tolls to $7 for cash-paying passenger cars at the Sumner and Ted Williams tunnels.
(Globe Staff Photo / John Blanding)
The House plan to raise the state sales tax could create some short-term relief for commuters anxious about toll hikes and MBTA fare increases in the coming year, but it would do little to halt the larger crisis that has made transportation a top issue on Beacon Hill, advocates and observers say. (Full article: 734 words)
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