Taking the trouble out of tolls 

Posted: 1:00 am Fri, July 2, 2004
By admin

<TAB>To boost the use of express toll lanes throughout the state, the Maryland Transportation Authority may take a cue from Florida and New York and begin marketing its E-ZPasses in stores.<@SM><@SM><table width="50%" align="right" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"><tr><td align="center"><img src="/newspics/bridgebaytoll.jpg" alt="Chesapeake Bay Bridge tollbooth"><div align="center"><font face="arial"><i>To promote the use of electronic toll payments at such places as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (above), the state is considering making its E-ZPasses available at retailers. A program in Florida has boosted sales by more than 3,000 percent.</i><hr></font></div></td></tr></table>