Traffic cones: MassDOT’s new line of defense against toll evaders
Earlier this week, one savvy (or stupid?) driver evaded the toll at the Ted Williams tunnel by just driving around it. Huh, who knew that was an option?
Well, it’s not. One, because tolls are not suggested donations. And two, because anyone hoping to recreate the cheapskate move will now be stopped by the Massachusetts’s Department of Transportation’s latest traffic-stopping innovation: orange cones.
Boston Globe Media Partner’s director of social media Matt Karolian revisited the scene of the toll-evading crime (yes, it is illegal, Massachusetts State Police spokesman David Procipio confirmed) and saw a barricade of orange traffic cones in place. Using his trusty dashcam, Karolian once again recorded the scene.
Procipio could not confirm whether the set up was in direct response to toll evader from Monday’s video. MassDOT did not immediately return a call for comment.
There’s no word on what, if any, penalties that rebel faced, but it looks like the MassDOT is really cracking down on anyone hoping to follow in his tread marks.
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