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The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is an independent agency responsible for managing, operating and improving the State's toll facilities.  We invite you to explore our web site to learn more about us and what we're doing for Maryland's citizens and visitors.

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BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) announces a $12.6 million deck replacement project is underway on three bridges carrying I-895 over Patapsco Avenue, Potee Street and Hanover Street, south of the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel.  This preservation project, funded completely by toll revenue, is part of the MDTA’s commitment to preserving and maintaining the State’s aging toll bridges, tunnels and highways.

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Work zone fatalities are at the lowest level in more than a decade. Work zone-related crashes, fatalities and injuries are at a more than 10-year low according to SHA's finalized 2011 crash data.  Based on the last three years, fatalities in work-zone crashes decreased by more than half from nine in 2009 to three in 2011.

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MORE SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS TO BE ADDED TO THE BAY BRIDGE
MDTA Study Recommends Painted Buffer with Rumble Strips to
Supplement Safety Measures Already in Place  

BALTIMORE, MD – The MD Transportation Authority (MDTA) recently completed an evaluation of additional safety measures that could possibly be implemented at the Bay Bridge (US 50/301) during “two-way” traffic operations.  The study concluded that enhancements should be made to the current lane markings on the westbound span, including the addition of a painted buffer and continuous rumble strips.

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• View Full Report: Evaluation of Additional Safety Measures
  at the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge (PDF Download)

Help Support the Annual Toys for Tots Campaign

Join the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police, MDTA staff and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in the national Toys for Tots campaign. Since 1990, MDTA employees have collected more than 127,000 toys and $91,000 from customers of the toll facilities and Port of Baltimore.

Toll-facility customers who wish to donate toys should use the far-right toll lane and follow directions from Santa, uniformed MDTA Police officers or MDTA staff.  Toll collectors are unable to accept donations in the toll lanes. Checks may be made payable to "Marine Toys for Tots." Thank you!

December 5, 6 & 7
6 - 9 a.m. and 3 - 5 p.m.

Please drop off new, unwrapped toys (no stuffed animals) at:

• Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (I-895)
• Fort McHenry Tunnel (I-95)
• Francis Scott Key Bridge (I-695)
• Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge (US 40)
• Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge (US 301)
• William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge (US 50/301)
• Intercounty Connector (ICC)/MD 200 & Layhill Road (MD 182) interchange
• Dundalk Marine Terminal
• MVA Gaithersburg and Beltsville (drop-off box)

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As the Intercounty Connector (ICC)/MD 200 approaches its one-year anniversary since opening to I-95, traffic volumes on the ICC/MD 200 are growing at a rate on average of three percent per month, according to the MD Transportation Authority (MDTA).

“Overall, daily traffic volumes are consistent with our projections for the roadway and continue to grow,” said Acting Transportation Secretary and MDTA Chairman Darrell B. Mobley.  “With new toll facilities like MD 200, there is an expected ‘ramping up’ period during the first few years when traffic grows gradually as users become more familiar with the facility.  It is important to remember that MD 200 was designed to accommodate expected capacity in 2030 and to provide relatively congestion-free travel with reliable travel times today and for years to come.”

Between July 2011 and June 2012, more than 11.56 million trips were made on MD 200 with total revenue of $19.73 million, as compared to the projected $18.71 million, according to MDTA’s audited financial data for fiscal year 2012.

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The innovative 35-year Public Private Partnership (P3) agreement with Areas USA MDTP, LLC, to redevelop and operate the two aging travel plazas along the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (I-95) in northeast Maryland officially began Sunday, Sept. 16 with the closure of the Maryland House.

The Chesapeake House is open for business with new food options including Dunkin Donuts, KFC, Earl of Sandwich, Pizza Hut and Wendy's.

Reminder: Truck parking in Harford County is extremely limited with the closing of the Maryland House. Truck drivers need to utilize locations in Cecil County, including the Chesapeake House, the Perryville Weigh Station and privately-owned facilities at the I-95 interchanges. It is particularly important for truck drivers traveling southbound I-95 to plan ahead since there is limited truck parking available between Cecil County and the Welcome Center in Howard County.

Additional information:

• Full News Release 
• http://www.i95mdtravelplazas.com/

Additional Information:

• Read the Full MDTA News Release
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• Quarantine Road Map (PDF Download)
• Quarantine Road Flier (PDF Download)

Posted Sept. 22, 2011

New Tolling Plan Approved for Maryland Toll Facilities

The 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.

Additional information:

• Full News Release (HTML)
• Public Notice of Approved Plan (PDF 248KB Download)
• Toll Increases Homepage (HTML)

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