BOSTON — State highway officials are hoping for the best as all-electronic tolling gets underway on the Massachusetts Turnpike and the old tollbooths begin to come down.
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Saturday marks the first full day for the new system, but the big test likely will come Monday during morning rush hour.
State highway director Thomas Tinlin says motorists should plan for the next several weeks as they would for a snowstorm: Drive carefully, leave extra time or consider public transportation as an alternative.
Tinlin says traffic disruptions are likely during the first phase of tollbooth demolition through Nov. 22.
There are no more cash tolls. Motorists with E-ZPass transponders will be charged automatically as they pass under one of the 16 electronic gantries on the 135-mile highway. Those without transponders will be billed by mail.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.