BALTIMORE, MD—At its monthly livestreamed public meeting, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Board approved a Customer Assistance Plan that includes a civil penalty waiver grace period that waives all civil penalties for customers who pay their unpaid tolls by 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2022. This month, over 12,000 E-ZPass users signed a petition calling on Governor Larry Hogan to […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration this week announced more than $1 million in federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grants to support three Maryland counties’ safety projects focused on eliminating pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries on state roadways. Funding was awarded to initiatives in Montgomery, Baltimore and Cecil counties. “The Maryland Department of Transportation is committed […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority Board this week named William Pines, PE, PMP, CCM as Acting Executive Director of the 1,800-employee agency that oversees the state’s eight toll facilities and the DriveEzMD Maryland system, effective immediately. Pines has served as Chief Operating Officer of the MDTA since 2020. He also previously served as MDTA’s Chief Engineer from 2019 to 2020. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority will soon be launching a new, revamped website for E-ZPass customers. On Thursday, April 29, MDTA will launch DriveEzMD. Designed to “Keep Maryland Moving” and make it easier to travel the state’s toll bridges, tunnels and roads, DriveEzMD will serve E-ZPass and non-E-ZPass customers with a new website, web chat, expanded customer call center, new […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority has named Harford County resident William Pines, P.E., as Chief Engineer. Pines had been serving as Acting Chief Engineer for the agency since April 2019. “Will demonstrated exceptional leadership in the role of Acting Chief Engineer, and I’m confident he will continue to do so in this new role,” said MDTA Executive Director James F. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Board of the Maryland Transportation Authority on Thursday unanimously approved a statewide toll modernization plan and an accompanying package of new payment options that will save Marylanders more than $28 million over five years. At a meeting in Baltimore, the Board also approved a contract for the MD 301 bridge replacement in southern Maryland and authorized $58 million […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD – As part of the ongoing Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study, four preliminary alternatives will be presented to the public this fall. Thus far, data has shown that these preliminary corridor alternatives are the only corridors to sufficiently meet the purpose and need in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), according to the Maryland Transportation Authority. […]
UPDATE: The MDTA administration office and toll plazas along I-895 have reopened for business. Original story below… —— BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Transportation Authority’s (MDTA) administration building at the Interstate 895/Baltimore Harbor Tunnel toll plaza will remain closed on Wednesday, though the toll plaza will remain operational, as state and Baltimore City health officials test for possible sources of […]