Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - E-Z Pass on the way.

Sunbeam lodge · 06-04-2005, 06:23 PM

A writer to the Laconia Free paper indicated it is going to cost $6.5 milion for the easy Pass system and it only costs $750,000 for the current system. I dont know whether this is correct but that seems like a big hit to the taxpayers unless they can raise the toll to $1.00 as anticipated. A token with disc. will be $.52 v$.37 now, a 14% increase , if the toll goes to $1.00 (they are thinking about it) and the discount stays the same it will cost $.70 , a 19% increase. If they stay with the coins and current discount and raise the rate to a $1.00 it will only cost us $.50.
Also, those EZpass transponders from out of state should check to see if when they use the transponder at the New Hampshire toll whether they will get the New Hampshire discount when they pay the toll charge to the state.
I asked New York that question and they indicated you will only get the discount in the state where the transponder is issued.

06-04-2005, 06:23 PM	#61
Sunbeam lodge Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Meredith/Naples Florida Posts: 367 Thanks: 135 Thanked 50 Times in 26 Posts	EZ Pass A writer to the Laconia Free paper indicated it is going to cost $6.5 milion for the easy Pass system and it only costs $750,000 for the current system. I dont know whether this is correct but that seems like a big hit to the taxpayers unless they can raise the toll to $1.00 as anticipated. A token with disc. will be $.52 v$.37 now, a 14% increase , if the toll goes to $1.00 (they are thinking about it) and the discount stays the same it will cost $.70 , a 19% increase. If they stay with the coins and current discount and raise the rate to a $1.00 it will only cost us $.50. Also, those EZpass transponders from out of state should check to see if when they use the transponder at the New Hampshire toll whether they will get the New Hampshire discount when they pay the toll charge to the state. I asked New York that question and they indicated you will only get the discount in the state where the transponder is issued.