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/havin...