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Consumers are not required to pay the cost of the transponder. The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority had planned to charge a $0.50 monthly fee to customers, but the plan was canceled due to criticism on Massachusetts Turnpike [[Easter Sunday]] congestion<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wbztv.com/local/free.fast.lane.2.991261.html|title=Fast Lane Transponders Are Now Fee Free|publisher=wbztv.com|accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref> |
Consumers are not required to pay the cost of the transponder. The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority had planned to charge a $0.50 monthly fee to customers, but the plan was canceled due to criticism on Massachusetts Turnpike [[Easter Sunday]] congestion.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wbztv.com/local/free.fast.lane.2.991261.html|title=Fast Lane Transponders Are Now Fee Free|publisher=wbztv.com|accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:21, 26 December 2010
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Fast Lane is the RFID electronic toll collection system used in Massachusetts. Fast Lane is used on the Massachusetts Turnpike, Sumner Tunnel, Ted Williams Tunnel, and Tobin Bridge. It is also accepted at one parking structure operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Fast Lane is fully interoperable with the many E-ZPass facilities in other states, however, since mid-2002, Fast Lane users receive a discount on some tolls that E-ZPass users do not enjoy.
History
The original electronic toll collection system in Massachusetts was called MassPass and was installed at the Ted Williams Tunnel. This system was scrapped and replaced by the current E-ZPass-compatible system in 1998 for the Ted Williams Tunnel and the Massachusetts Turnpike Boston extension and extended to the rest of the turnpike in 1999.
When the system was first introduced, AAA gave out to its Western Massachusetts members an orange Fast Lane pass. This pass could be used from exits 1 to 6 without toll because these exits do not currently charge tolls. The orange passes are still used today, however, they are being phased out as they approach the end of their service life. Replacement with a standard transponder is required.
Sponsors
As of 2005[update], the system is sponsored by Citizens Bank for the Massachusetts Turnpike and tunnels, and by TD Bank, N.A. for the Tobin Bridge (formerly administered by the separate Massachusetts Port Authority).[1] Along the Turnpike it is branded the Citizens Bank Fast Lane, whereas at the Tobin Bridge it is branded TD Bank Fast Lane. Until 2005, Fleet Bank sponsored the Fast Lane system. It inherited the sponsorship upon merging with BankBoston, the founding financial institution of the local system along with the Massachusetts Turnpike.
Cost
Consumers are not required to pay the cost of the transponder. The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority had planned to charge a $0.50 monthly fee to customers, but the plan was canceled due to criticism on Massachusetts Turnpike Easter Sunday congestion.[2]
Notes
- ^ Banknorth Becomes Tobin Bridge Fastlane Sponsor; Massport Signs New England Bank, Generating Non-toll Revenue
- ^ "Fast Lane Transponders Are Now Fee Free". wbztv.com. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
External links
- Official website
- MassDOT Highway Division
- 1st Circuit opinion in Doran v. Massachusetts Turnpike Authority upholding Fast Lane only discounts