hike_me t1_j0r75xr wrote
It’s meant to fuck the tourists.
RitaPoole56 t1_j0rlnnn wrote
Sadly it fucks over those of us who live near and use the side roads. Rte. 4 and 236 are insane on weekends in the tourist months. When the industry lets out from Sanford and North Berwick it’s bad enough but the Navy Yard traffic added to northbound vacation traffic adds a whole new level of nuts to the mix.
South Berwick insists on pretending it’s still the 1800s and so refuses to add a traffic light at the 4/236 junction. They could have a cop there to direct traffic during peak hours but refuse to try.
If I lived on that strip or any of the side roads I’d be pissed and scared to death should there be a medical emergency! There should be a way to fix this mess but I don’t see any politicians dealing with something that doesn’t line their pockets.
MildEnigma t1_j0tybac wrote
That f’ing SB intersection is awful. 4 is so unsafe.
captainMcSmitface t1_j0r8a0t wrote
Sadly it fucks the commuters too 😥
hike_me t1_j0ray5n wrote
EZ Pass does get you a discount over cash plus Maine EZ pass does have a volume discount program, but it takes a lot of trips (like 30 one way trips for a 20% discount and 40+ trips to get a 40% discount)
captainMcSmitface t1_j0rdj0f wrote
Heres a little history on the discount:
Way back in 2012 you could pay qaurterly for unlimited use of the turnpike. It cost 130 a qtr or about 520 bucks for the year. Not really a bad deal for a commuter or someone who travels a lot for work.
PETER MILLS thought it was too good of deal, so they got rid of it and gave the commuters a discount of 50 percent. It was a really good deal as per the MTA, and by really good, I mean it was a big fuck you to commmuters. They structured it so you had to have like 60 trips which meant most commuters wouldn't actually qualify. This was done intentionally because Peter Mills is an asshole.
Well that was too good of a deal for the commuters, because who gives a flying fuck about people who work for a living, certainly not the MTA or Peter Mills. So it has now been reduced to a 40 percent discount. If you want a printed statement you gotta pay for that too.
This is old info, but last i knew the MTA took in well north of 100 million in revenue to manage 108 miles of road. Its just so cost prohibitive to manage, they just can't seem to pay those pesky bonds off.
jarnhestur t1_j0ucsda wrote
This still makes me angry. And then it comes out that the people running the Turnpike were skimming off the top.
bigbluedoor t1_j0rboty wrote
how much toll money from out of state do we get every year? i can only assume it’s massive
hike_me t1_j0rkae6 wrote
More than half of the Turnpike Authority budget is paid by out of state plates at the York toll.
IamSauerKraut t1_j0rwrmk wrote
By the time tourists gt to Maine, the $4 is pocket change.
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