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- From: schwartz@nynexst.com (Steven Schwartz)
- Subject: Re: Toll Roads
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.182633.153@nynexst.com>
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- Organization: Expert Systems Lab., NYNEX Sci. and Tech., White Plains NY
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 18:26:33 GMT
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- Three road systems where tolls where actually removed:
-
- - The Connecticut Turnpike (I-95/I-395) and Merritt/Wilbur Cross
- Parkways (CT-15). Plaza-style (as opposed to exit ramp) toll booths
- were removed after at least one major traffic accident.
-
- - Long Island's Southern State Parkway. The toll plaza was located near
- the NYC/Nassau County line. The parallel Northern State Pky never had a
- toll. The ironic thing is that Gov. Hugh Carey resisted removing the
- tolls until he was forced to, then posted a large sign on the eastbound
- side:
-
- WELCOME TO A TOLL-FREE LONG ISLAND
-
- HUGH CAREY, GOVERNOR
-
- That sign came down a long time ago. The toll plaza was replaced by
- a tourism center (eastbound) and a state police barracks (westbound),
- along with public phones and soda machines.
-
- - The Loop and Meadowbrook Parkways.
- This is an overwater connection between Freeport and Long Beach, NY.
- There is still a parking fee, charged at toll booths, for Jones Beach.
-
- Sometimes, when enough people push hard, the tolls -do- get removed.
- --
- Steven H. Schwartz Expert Systems Laboratory
- schwartz@nynexst.com NYNEX Science and Technology Center
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