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NH Nixes Idea Of Tolls In Salem

Commissioner Says Mass. Also Has No Plans To Set Up Tolls -- CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire has decided not to install tollbooths on Interstate 93 in Salem.

In a letter sent to Gov. John Lynch on Friday, Transportation Commissioner George Campbell said that even though there is a $250 million shortfall in funding for the $800 million I-93 expansion project, the state shouldn't build tolls in Salem.

Campbell said tolls would be a bad idea in the area because the geography would only allow all-electronic tolling, instead of open-road tolling, which is being introduced at other toll plazas.

He said that users of the tolls would also be paying for a section of the project that is already funded. Massachusetts has also assured New Hampshire that it has no plans to place tolls on the border, Campbell wrote.

The governor's office said Lynch has

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Submitted Mar 22, 2010 By: granitestater

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alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:5,085 Points:1,090,000 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 6:28:28 PM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse Tolls should be nixed in the New York metropolitan area.
Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:3,576 Points:722,260 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 9:40:29 AM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse I-93 in Salem wasn't too bad at all. But it always takes somewhere to invest.
klatu2u All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:831 Points:197,500 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 8:10:54 AM Ignore klatu2u Report Abuse Increase tolls? Totally opposed. Reduce government expenditures, corruption, fraud, and waste insted.
fordmexico Champion Author Michigan Posts:7,533 Points:306,750 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:28:25 AM Ignore fordmexico Report Abuse I do not care much for tolls. I especially dislike electronic tolls that do not warn you in time that cash is not accepted. Still, you got to watch for those guys in taxachusetts!
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:6,309 Points:1,017,395 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2010 1:27:48 AM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse The question is: Where did all the gas tax funds go?? The answer is: They've been diverted to other uses. Marginally relevant things like State Trooper training. Anti-drinking while driving programs. Everything but highway construction and maintenance. As a result of neglect, many bridges are on the verge of collapse. And the funds are no longer in the account to fix or replace them.