CONCORD – Merrimack commuters have paid tolls at three exit ramps on the F.E. Everett Turnpike long enough and the tolls should be taken down, Senate President Peter Bragdon, R-Milford, said during an interview with The Telegraph Editorial Board Thursday.
Bragdon noted the Senate has not voted on such legislation for over a decade; the perennial bill has always died in the House of Representatives.
“I think they collect $3 million in tolls but spend $1.5 to $2 million a year to collect them,’’ Bragdon said. “When you raise that little amount of money after having paid for the construction work in Merrimack many times over, it’s time to get rid of them. It’s the right thing to do in my opinion.”
Bragdon, whose new Senate district has included Merrimack since last year, said he has a powerful ally for the bill, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Morse, R-Salem.
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