http://bostonist.com/2007/09/11/highways_for_sa.php All comments for Highways for Sale! Highways for Sale! en-us 2009 rickbang Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:29:29 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss rick@bostonist.com rick@bostonist.com 60 http://bostonist.com/2007/09/11/highways_for_sa.php#comment-1195792 http://bostonist.com/2007/09/11/highways_for_sa.php#comment-1195792 Comments Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:21:03 -0500 <p>IMHO, a governor's threat to "privatize" quasi-public agencies is well-known code for "We're gonna fire most of your asses and start over, so start sending out your resumes." If memory serves, that's exactly happened with the T, water, MDC and the airport recently.</p> http://bostonist.com/2007/09/11/highways_for_sa.php#comment-1194823 http://bostonist.com/2007/09/11/highways_for_sa.php#comment-1194823 Comments Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:01:59 -0500 <p>The Turnpike was consistently the best road in Mass as far as work and snowplowing. This was before it took over the Big Dig. This is the trial balloon and the fallback position would be for the Turnpike to be allowed to put tolls onto the se expressway. Which is what they should have done anyway. </p>