(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).
