New Tolling Plan Approved for Maryland Toll Facilities
Changes to toll proposal reflect public feedback; First changes take effect Nov. 1
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Board today approved a revised tolling plan after considering substantial public comments received earlier this summer. The plan is projected to generate approximately $90 million in its first full year to pay significant debt for rehabilitating MDTA's aging bridges, tunnels and highways and for constructing additional highway capacity in the Baltimore and Washington regions.
The commuter rate at the Bay Bridge will remain $1 until July 1, 2013, and maintaining a revised Shoppers Discount Program at the Bay Bridge.
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Board today approved a revised tolling plan after considering substantial public comments received earlier this summer. The plan is projected to generate approximately $90 million in its first full year to pay significant debt for rehabilitating MDTA's aging bridges, tunnels and highways and for constructing additional highway capacity in the Baltimore and Washington regions.
The commuter rate at the Bay Bridge will remain $1 until July 1, 2013, and maintaining a revised Shoppers Discount Program at the Bay Bridge.
The approved plan still allows Maryland to offer some of the most generous commuter discounts in the country and keeps overall toll rates comparable to those elsewhere in the region. It also creates a new 10% E-ZPass Maryland discount at fixed-toll facilities (not the ICC) for customers driving two-axle vehicles (with a valid account and transponder that does not include a discount plan for that facility). Complete details of the approved tolling plan and the Public Comment Summary Final Report are available at mdta.maryland.gov.
