Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Hey Aloisi, Don’t Let The Door Hit You In The A*! On The Way Out!

Not sure where local guy Jeffrey B. Mullan, the new Secretary and CEO of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation lives now, but he may want to pretend he’s still from Worcester and take a ride down the Pike through the Newton Weston tolls about 7:30 am some weekday morning. What he’ll see is 6 lanes open, 3 fast lanes and 3 cash lanes. Guess what else he’ll notice if he really has his eyes open, the fast lanes are backed up with dozens of cars trying to get through and the toll takers in the cash lanes have nothing to do because no one is using them. If the new boss isn’t the same as the old boss, then it might make sense to either convert a couple of these lanes into fast lanes or just close them down altogether. There’s at least $200k he can save before he even starts his first day. That’s what I would call real reform.