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Metro Portion of Turnpike on Negative Credit Watch

By Steve Poftak
September 15th, 2008

Missed this last week — Fitch Ratings put the Metro portion of the Mass Turnpike on negative credit watch, citing the financial and fiscal pressures their finances are under. It’s not unexpected, but not a good sign.

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