Regarding that turnpike, it may be of interest that the service stations were a public-private partnership between McD's and the commonwealth, and that the cont

Regarding that turnpike, it may be of interest that the service stations were a public-private partnership between McD's and the commonwealth, and that the contract is up soon and the commonwealth gets a cut of the sales: > Under a 25-year deal brokered two years ago, [the year 2000] McDonald's has spent more than $25 million to overhaul the Pike's 11 service plazas. In return, the Pike receives at least $9.3 million annually in rent, plus a percentage of food sales. https://www.milforddailynews.com/story/news/2002/08/17/having-it-their-way-mcdonald/41269530007/ https://www.milforddailynews.com/story/news/2002/08/17/havin...