Meters return today, at a lower dosage; Drivers are taking a wait-and-see approach to the reactivation of ramp meters.(NEWS)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | December 8, 2000| | Copyright

With most Twin Cities-area freeway ramp meters set to come on again at 3:30 this afternoon under a new scaled-back strategy, drivers are eager to see whether "metering lite" will work for them.

The plan, announced Monday by state Transportation Commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg, is to run the meters fewer hours and reduce drivers' waits at the lights. Sixty meters will stay off during morning commutes, and 63 will be off in the afternoon.

"I'm glad they are going to modify things at this point and not leave them all off," said Allan Hetland of Roseville, who ...

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