This story is part of ongoing MassLive coverage into the state's October 2016 launch of all-electronic tolling on the Mass. Pike and the elimination of toll plazas.



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BOSTON - Massachusetts transportation officials on Monday unveiled proposed rates under the all electronic tolling system set to go live in October 2016.



Depending on your drive and whether you have a Massachusetts E-ZPass transponder or not, you could pay less, you could pay more or you could pay the same as you do under the current toll plaza system.

Once the state flips the switch, drivers with an E-ZPass transponder can cruise under toll-taking metal gantries at highway speeds, instead of having to slow down to go through toll plazas. For drivers without transponders, the gantry will take a snapshot of their license plate and mail a bill to the vehicle's owner.



The current "go live" date is Oct. 28.



State officials have pledged that the new rates will be "revenue neutral."



"Revenue neutral does not mean every single person who gets on or off anywhere pays less money or pays the same amount of money," Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack told reporters during a Monday morning briefing on the rates.



"This is not a toll increase," Pollack continued. "This is a rate setting process designed to address the fact that we are collecting the same amount of tolls in a different set of locations."



A passenger vehicle with an E-ZPass, traveling from the New York border to Boston will end up paying 45 cents less than what a driver would pay under the current system. ($6.60 under the current system versus $6.15 under all electronic tolling.)



The Western Turnpike current toll, from the New York border to Weston with an E-ZPass, is $4.70, while under the proposed new system, it would cost $4.45.



From Weston to downtown Boston, it currently costs $2.00, while under electronic tolling it would be $1.70.



The location of the gantries means a number of trips can go up or down under the proposed system. Free rides will also be available, as detailed by MassLive.com.

Transportation officials plan to hold seven meetings across the state to solicit input on the new rates. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation's board of directors will vote on rates and fees at its Oct. 6 board meeting.



The western Turnpike generated $128.1 million in revenue from current tolls in a calendar year, and is slated to generate $127.7 million under all electronic tolling.



As for the Metropolitan Highway System, which includes Boston, tolls generated $225 million in calendar year revenue. Under all-electronic tolling, the revenue falls to $216.3 million, according to MassDOT.



"While that has been complicated and while it will be important to hear from our customers to make sure that the proposed rates -- whether we got them right or they disagree and we reconsider some of them - this proposed set of rates, its purpose is to basically generate that $128 million and roughly $220 million that we need to operate our tolled facilities but not to generate additional revenues in the form of a toll," Pollack said.

The following are the set gantry rates for each gantry on the Mass. Pike if you have a transponder:

Lee -- .25 cents

Blandford -- $1

Westfield -- .30 cents

Ludlow -- .45 cents

Warren -- .55 cents

Charlton -- .50 cents

Hopkinton -- .45 cents

Southborough -- .25 cents

Framingham -- .25 cents

Weston -- .45 cents

Newtonville -- .20 cents

Brighton -- $1

Allston -- .50 cents

Ted Williams Tunnel -- $1.50

Tobin Bridge -- $1.25

Sumner/Callahan Tunnels -- $1.50

The following rates will apply if you have a non-Massachusetts issued E-ZPass transponder from another state:

Lee -- .30 cents

Blandford -- $1.15

Westfield -- .35 cents

Ludlow -- .50 cents

Warren -- .65 cents

Charlton -- .60 cents

Hopkinton -- .50 cents

Southborough -- .30 cents

Framingham -- .30 cents

Weston -- .50 cents

Newtonville -- .40 cents

Brighton -- $1.25

Allston -- $1

Ted Williams Tunnel -- $1.75

Tobin Bridge -- $1.25

Sumner/Callahan Tunnels -- $1.75

The following rates will apply if you do not have any transponder and are charged by the pay-by-plate system, which captures your license plate number and sends you a paper bill:

Lee -- .60 cents

Blandford -- $1.45

Westfield -- .65 cents

Ludlow -- .80 cents

Warren -- .95 cents

Charlton -- .90 cents

Hopkinton -- .80 cents

Southborough -- .60 cents

Framingham -- .60 cents

Weston -- .80 cents

Newtonville -- .70 cents

Brighton -- $1.55

Allston -- $1.30

Ted Williams Tunnel -- $2.05

Tobin Bridge -- $1.55

Sumner/Callahan Tunnels -- $2.05

Noah Bombard contributed to this post. This post was been updated to reflect the correct proposed toll rate schedule. MassDOT earlier on Monday provided an incorrect schedule to reporters.