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Michigan bill would eliminate tolls on Mackinac Bridge

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FILE - This July 19, 2002, file photo, shows the Mackinac Bridge that spans the Straits of Mackinac from Mackinaw City, Mich. Oil transport company Enbridge says Wednesday, a gap has opened between a section of its Line 5 pipeline and the lake bottom in Michigan's Straits of Mackinac. Erosion has washed away sediments beneath the pipeline, opening a gap that exceeds the 75-foot limit set under a state easement. The company says it's awaiting government permits to install screw anchors for additional support in that spot and others along the underwater line. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

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LANSING, Mich. — Michigan lawmakers introduced a new bill Wednesday that would eliminate tolls on the Mackinac Bridge.

If passed,House Bill 4869 would forbid the bridge authority from charging anyone who crosses the bridge.

Currently, the maximum penalty for crossing the bridge without paying the toll is a $500 fine and/or 30 days in prison. Emergency vehicles responding to urgent situations are exempt from this penalty.

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Michigan bill would eliminate tolls on Mackinac Bridge

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