Lower Tolls Coming to Maryland, Slight Discount for Harbor Tunnels

Today, Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Department of Transportation announced toll decreases effective July 1st for roads, tunnels and bridges around Maryland. There will not be a decrease when paying cash at the Fort McHenry Tunnel, Harbor Tunnel or Key Bridge, however there will be a decrease for drivers using an E-ZPass, taking the toll from $3.60 each way to $3 each way.

No changes were announced for commuter plans. A commuter plan for the Fort McHenry Tunnel, Harbor Tunnel or Key Bridge currently costs $70 every 45 days, equating to 50 trips at $1.40.

The $1.50 administration fee each month for E-ZPass users will also be eliminated. “If you turned in your E-ZPass years ago because of the monthly maintenance fee, it’s time to come back,” said MDTA Executive Director Bruce W. Gartner in a press release.

In 2003, the tolls at the Fort McHenry and Harbor Tunnels, as well as the Key Bridge, increased from $1-$2. In 2011, they went from $2-$3 and in 2013 they rose from $3-$4. Prior to 2013, trips with a commuter plan could be made for $.40.

Other toll decreases include the Bay Bridge dropping from $6-$4 and reduced mileage rates on the ICC/MD-200 by $.03 per mile.

In a press conference today, Governor Hogan called the recent back-to-back toll increases the fee or tax increase he heard the most complaints about when traveling around the state.

The following toll reductions and changes are effective July 1, 2015:

  • Eliminate the E-ZPass Maryland monthly $1.50 account fee for Maryland residents.
  • Reduce all Cash, Video, Commuter and Shoppers’ toll rates at the Bay Bridge (US 50/301), including a reduction in the two-axle cash rate from $6 to $4 round trip and in the Commuter rate from $2.10 to $1.40.
  • Increase the E-ZPass Maryland discount from 10% to 37.5% at the Bay Bridge – toll drops from $5.40 to $2.50 round trip.
  • Increase the E-ZPass Maryland discount from 10% to 25% for the Baltimore Harbor (I-895) and Fort McHenry (I-95) tunnels, the Francis Scott Key Bridge (I-695), the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge (US 40) and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (I-95) – toll drops from $7.20 to $6 round trip – and for the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge (US 301) – toll drops from $5.40 to $4.50 round trip.
  • Reduce two-axle toll rates on the ICC/MD200 and I-95 ETL for all pricing periods by $.03 per mile. This change reduces a two-axle, peak period trip from I-270/I-370 to US 1 on the ICC from $4.40 to $3.86 (E-ZPass), and a two-axle, peak period trip on the I-95 ETL from $1.75 to $1.54 (E-ZPass). Other ICC and I-95 ETL toll rates also will be reduced based on standard multipliers per axle.
  • Establish a 30% discount at the Hatem Bridge for three- and four-axle vehicles with E-ZPass Maryland – three-axle toll drops from $16 to $11.20, while four-axle toll drops from $24 to $16.80.
  • Increase E-ZPass Maryland supplemental rebate program for vehicles with five or more axles by 5 percentage points per trip level.

The following change is effective January 1, 2016:

  • For vehicles using the Childs Street and I-695 turnaround exits at the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel and Key Bridge respectively, toll rates will decrease to $2 per axle for three-to-six-plus-axle vehicles. For example, three-axle vehicles will see a toll reduction from $8 to $6 and four-axle vehicles from $12 to $8.

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