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==History== The Sumner Tunnel was opened on June 30, 1934. It carried traffic in both directions until the opening of the parallel [[Callahan Tunnel]] in 1961. The Sumner Tunnel is named for [[William H. Sumner]], the son of Governor [[Increase Sumner]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ask the Globe; Q. Who Was William Sumner, for Whom the Sumner Tunnel Was Named? |work=[[Boston Globe]] |date=July 26, 1981 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/294132545/B008FA3E45C9442FPQ/1 |via=[[Proquest]] |url-access=subscription }}</ref> Until 2009, it was managed by the [[Massachusetts Turnpike Authority]], when it was transferred to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.<ref name=":0" /> {{Asof|2016}}, a [[Toll tunnel|toll]] of $1.50 is charged for non-commercial two-axle vehicles with a Massachusetts [[E-ZPass]], while non-Massachusetts E-ZPass holders are charged $1.75. Vehicles without E-ZPass are charged $2.05 through MassDOT's Pay by Plate MA program. For residents of certain Boston ZIP Codes, a discount is in effect using an E-ZPass transponder, costing $0.20. On November 14, 2008, the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority voted in favor of a proposed toll hike which would double the toll to $7.00 for non-commercial vehicles (at the time, the toll was $3.50 in the southbound direction only). E-ZPass users would receive a $1.00 discount and commercial vehicles would end up having to pay $9.00. This vote was later rescinded following a vote approving a 1.25% sales tax increase. In 2016, [[Open road tolling|cashless tolling]] systems were installed in both directions, entering the Sumner Tunnel and exiting the Callahan Tunnel as part of a plan to modernize toll collection in the Boston area.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKeever |first1=Jim |title=Big changes on the Mass. Pike: Everything you need to know |url=https://www.fox61.com/article/travel/bucket-list/big-changes-on-the-mass-pike-everything-you-need-to-know/520-736dcaaa-cd0f-4824-891c-247e9fd20723 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |work=Fox 61 |date=October 27, 2016}}</ref> The tunnel has been shut intermittently for modernization from summer 2022 through summer 2024. It was fully closed from July 5 and August 5, 2024, and on weekends from August 9 through November 15, except for August 30 and October 11.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sumner Tunnel Restoration: Project details and closure schedule |url=https://www.mass.gov/info-details/sumner-tunnel-restoration-project-details-and-closure-schedule |access-date=July 3, 2024 |website=Massachusetts Department of Transportation: MassDOT Projects and Studies: Sumner Tunnel}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sweeney |first1=Emily |title=‘It’s going to have a major impact’: Boston neighborhoods brace for Sumner Tunnel construction, closures |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/09/metro/its-going-have-major-impact-boston-neighborhoods-brace-sumner-tunnel-construction-closures/ |access-date=July 11, 2023 |work=Boston Globe |date=May 9, 2022}}</ref> <gallery widths="200px" heights="200px"> File:Sumner Tunnel.png|Showing the Sumner Tunnel (in red) File:Sumner Tunnel shield.jpg|An old shield for the Sumner Tunnel, with the [[Masspike]] hat. This shield is no longer used. </gallery>
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