Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 700 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Title 700 CMR 7.00 - Use of the Massachusetts Turnpike and the Metropolitan Highway System › Section 7.03 - Tolls

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Vehicle Classification
. The Department applies the
			 vehicle classification schedules specified in
			 700
			 CMR 7.03(1):
Table
			 1
, to determine tolls for the use of a way for which the Department
			 collects a toll. (
See
Note 1).
TABLE 1
Class
Type of Vehicle
2
Private Passenger 2 Axles
2
Resident Program Commuter ** 2 Axles
2
Commercial - 2 Axle
3
Any 3 Axle Vehicle
4
Any 4 Axle Vehicle
5
Any 5 Axle Vehicle
6
Any 6 Axle Vehicle
7
Any 7 Axle Vehicle
8
Any 8 Axle Vehicle
9
Any 9 Axle Vehicle
10
Any 10 Axle Vehicle
11
Any 11 Axle Vehicle
12
Any 12 Axle Vehicle
13
Any 13 Axle Vehicle
14
Any 14 Axle Vehicle
15
Any 15 Axle Vehicle
* Motor Vehicle Description determined by type of registration
				(Massachusetts vehicles) or by image and/or type of vehicle (non-Massachusetts
				vehicles).
Note 1
. Toll Rates may vary for
				vehicles qualifying for specific toll rate Programs established by the
				Department.
(2)
Payment of Toll
. Each Operator shall pay the toll as
			 established by MassDOT. MassDOT may obtain an image of the vehicle and/or
			 vehicle license plate for purposes of assessing a toll, invoicing, assessing
			 fees, fines, and/or penalties; evaluating transaction disputes and appeals; and
			 toll collection and violation enforcement.
(3)
Evasion of Toll
.
			 No person may commit, or attempt to commit, any act with the intent to evade
			 the payment of a toll or to defraud the Department with respect to the payment
			 of a toll. Refusal to pay a toll are both considered to be acts done with
			 intent to evade the payment of a toll.
(4)
Special Permit
			 Fees
. The operator of a motor vehicle requiring a special permit
			 for use of a way shall pay the fee that the Department determines in accordance
			 with the provisions of the permit and of
			 700
			 CMR 7.07.
(5)
Car Pool
			 Program
. Only authorized E-ZPass MA equipped Car Pool Vehicles
			 will be eligible for the car pool program. Qualifying individuals who choose to
			 participate in the car pool program shall adhere to the E-ZPass MA terms and
			 conditions and regulations governing the use of the EZDriveMA system and the
			 car pool program. To be eligible for the car pool program, qualifying
			 individuals shall renew on an annual basis. Qualifying individuals must submit
			 on an annual basis a valid Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
			 registration and/or lease agreement, and a valid driver's license. Failure to
			 renew by the applicable expiration date will result in the loss of the car pool
			 program discount. While not in the program, the subject individual shall be
			 responsible for the full toll rate and the full, non-discounted toll
			 rate.
(6)
Vehicle
			 Classification
. Each motor vehicle displaying a private passenger
			 registration number plate or a motorcycle displaying a motorcycle registration
			 number plate shall pay the toll established by MassDOT for a Private Passenger
			 Motor Vehicle, provided such vehicles are listed on a Private Passenger
			 Account. Each motor vehicle which does not display a private passenger
			 registration number plate or a motorcycle registration number plate, or any
			 private passenger registration or motorcycle that is listed on a Commercial
			 Account shall pay the toll established by MassDOT for a Commercial Motor
			 Vehicle. Toll rates may vary depending upon the method in which the toll was
			 assessed.
(7)
Resident
			 Discount Program
. Only authorized E-ZPass MA equipped vehicles
			 will be eligible for the resident discount program. Residents who qualify and
			 choose to participate in the resident discount program shall adhere to the
			 E-ZPass MA terms and conditions and regulations governing the use of the
			 EZDriveMA system. To be eligible for the resident discount program, qualifying
			 Boston residents shall renew on an annual basis. Eligible residents must submit
			 on an annual basis a valid Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
			 registration and/or lease agreement, a valid Massachusetts driver's license,
			 and current proof of residency as determined by the Department. Failure to
			 re-qualify by the applicable expiration date will result in the loss of the
			 resident toll rate. While not in the program, the subject resident shall be
			 responsible for the full toll rate and the full, non discounted toll rate will
			 be posted to the subject E-ZPass MA account or invoiced as a Pay By Plate toll
			 transaction.
St. 1995, c. 102, § 14 was enacted as a mitigation measure
				resulting from construction activities of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project and
				the increased amount of traffic passing through the affected communities of
				East Boston, the North End of Boston, and South Boston. In order to mitigate
				the impacts of construction and traffic on certain sections of the city of
				Boston most directly affected, St. 1995, c. 102, § 14 was enacted which
				states in pertinent part that the Department may not charge and collect tolls
				for transit through the Callahan tunnel, the Sumner tunnel or the Third Harbor
				tunnel by private passenger vehicles registered in the East Boston or South
				Boston sections of the city of Boston, that are greater than the tolls in
				effect for such vehicles at existing tunnel toll facilities on August 10, 1995;
				and further, that the Department may not charge and collect tolls for transit
				through the Callahan or Sumner tunnels to private passenger vehicles registered
				in the North End section of the city of Boston, that are greater than the tolls
				in effect for such transit through either the Sumner tunnel or Callahan tunnel
				for such vehicles on August 10, 1995.
(8)
E-ZPass MA Requirement Two
			 Axle Commercial Vehicles and Common Carriers
.
(a)
Two Axle Commercial
			 Vehicles
. All two axle Commercial Vehicles, as defined in
			 700
			 CMR 7.02, operating through the Sumner
			 Tunnel, Callahan Tunnel, and/or the Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston,
			 Massachusetts, shall be equipped with an E-ZPass MA device, as described within
			 the provisions of
			 700
			 CMR 7.04, for the payment of the required
			 toll in accordance with the appropriate vehicle classification contained in
			 700
			 CMR 7.03(9)(a).
(b)
Common Carriers
.
			 All Common Carriers, as defined in M.G.L. c. 159A, operating on any way under
			 the jurisdiction of the Department for which operation said Common Carrier must
			 obtain a Common Carrier License from the Department in accordance with M.G.L.
			 c. 159A, shall be equipped with an E-ZPass MA device, as described within the
			 provisions of
			 700
			 CMR 7.04, for the payment of the required
			 toll in accordance with the appropriate vehicle classification contained in
			 700
			 CMR 7.03(9)(b).