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Standard Video Toll Rates Resume Statewide on January 1, 2021

December 29, 2020Across Our Desk

On Friday, January 1, 2021, standard Video Toll rates resume statewide at all Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) toll facilities. The MDTA reminds motorists that getting an E-ZPass® gives them access to the lowest tolls in Maryland on every trip. Transponders are free, there’s no monthly fee for Maryland addresses, and sign-up is available 24/7 at […]

MDTA Urges Essential Travel Only to Help Slow Spread of COVID-19

November 23, 2020Across Our Desk

Marylanders Reminded that All-Electronic (Cashless) Tolling is Permanent Statewide The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is reminding customers that we’re all safer at home during the continuing COVID-19 emergency. This month the Maryland Department of Health issued an public health advisory recommending residents avoid non-essential travel outside the state, and the MDTA urges everyone to make safety the top […]

Federal NEPA Process to include Four Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study Alternatives: Three Corridors and No Build

August 27, 2019Across Our Desk

As part of Tier 1 of the ongoing Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study, the federal environmental process is taking to the public four preliminary alternatives, including three preliminary corridors and a no-build alternative. Data indicates these three preliminary corridor alternatives are the only corridors to sufficiently meet the purpose and need in accordance with the National […]

MDTA Police Participate in Checkpoint Strikeforce – BAY TO BEACH

August 17, 2018Across Our Desk

From Aug. 17 – 19, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police will conduct high-visibility impaired driving law enforcement on all MDTA roadways, with a specific border-to-border focus on the US 50 corridor from the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge to Ocean City. The effort is part of the next wave of Checkpoint Strikeforce, […]

Traffic: Temporary Overnight Lane Closures on Hatem Bridge (US 40) Week of June 24, 2018

June 20, 2018June 20, 2018Across Our Desk

Notice from Maryland Transportation Authority Weather permitting, the westbound Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge (US 40) will be closed Sunday, June 24, through Tuesday, June 26, 2018 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning. The westbound Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge (US 40) will be closed temporarily to traffic. The detour route will […]

Governor Larry Hogan Saves Marylanders $46 Million by Permanently Eliminating E-ZPass Transponder Fee

May 24, 2018Across Our Desk

Governor Larry Hogan announced that the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) will permanently eliminate the $7.50 E-ZPass Maryland transponder fee for all new customers, putting $46 million back into Marylanders’ wallets over the next five years. In 2015, the governor announced major toll rollbacks across the state, resulting in $270 million in savings for our citizens. […]