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Fast Lane was the branding for E-ZPass used in Massachusetts between 1998 and 2012, with Fast Lane-branded transponders still in use. Fast Lane was used (and still is under the E-ZPass branding) on the Massachusetts Turnpike, Sumner Tunnel, Ted Williams Tunnel, and Tobin Bridge. It is also accepted at Route 128 Station parking garage, operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Fast Lane is fully interoperable with the many E-ZPass facilities in other states; however, since mid-2002, Fast Lane users receive a discount on some tolls that E-ZPass users do not enjoy. They and new customers after the rebranding to E-ZPass still enjoy these discounts as of 2013. In 2012 the Department of Transportation began the process of converting all existing Fast Lanes to E-ZPass lanes and will phase out the Fast Lane name. The Fast Lane website is now branded as E-ZPass MA. With the change, the toll collection system has ceased to have corporate sponsorship. ==History== The original electronic toll collection system in Massachusetts was called ''MassPass'' and was installed at the Ted Williams Tunnel. This system was scrapped and replaced by the current E-ZPass-compatible system in 1998 for the Ted Williams Tunnel and the Massachusetts Turnpike Boston extension and extended to the rest of the turnpike in 1999. When the system was first introduced, AAA gave out to its Western Massachusetts members an orange Fast Lane pass. This pass could be used from exits 1 to 6 without toll because these exits do not currently charge tolls. The orange passes were eliminated when tolls were reinstated on that section of the Turnpike on October 15, 2013. In 2011, MassDOT announced that the Fast Lane branding would be dropped beginning in mid-2012 and rebranded to the typical E-ZPass and switch to the purple and white signage. This has occurred along all tolls, officially phasing out Fast Lane in itself. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fast Lane (E-ZPass)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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