Authority over Maryland tolls debated

BY: Nicholas Sohr
POSTED: January 17, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, General Assembly, gov. o'malley, inter-county connector, maryland, mdta, senate minority leader e.j. pipkin, toll, toll hikes, tolls

ANNAPOLIS — Still bristling over recent toll hikes, a group of state lawmakers are calling for the General Assembly to reclaim the power to set tolls on Maryland tunnels, bridges and roads. “That’s what people send us here to do,” said Senate Minority Leader E.J. Pipkin, R-Upper Shore. “If there’s going to be consideration of [...]

Toll hikes approved, truckers aren’t happy

BY: Nicholas Sohr
POSTED: September 22, 2011
Tags: approved, Baltimore, ICC, inter-county connector, maryland, Senate Minority Whip E.J. Pipkin, Swaim-Staley, toll hikes, truckers

The Maryland Transportation Authority approved sweeping toll hikes Thursday, a move that riled drivers and truckers who use the authority’s bridges, tunnels and highways. The first increase will hit Nov. 1 for most drivers, and the second, July 1, 2013. The cost to cross the Baltimore harbor would double and a trip over the Chesapeake [...]

Two toll hikes could be in Md. drivers’ future

BY: Nicholas Sohr
POSTED: May 12, 2011
Tags: Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, bay bridge, chesapeake bay, Fort McHenry Tunnel, ICC, maryland, toll hikes, Transportation Secretary Beverley K. Swaim-Staley, William Preston Lane Memorial Bridge

Maryland transportation officials are considering a raft of toll hikes statewide that would bring in $210 million over the next four years and more than triple the cost for cars traveling over the Chesapeake Bay bridge. The timing and amount of the toll increases have not been finalized, but the needs to raise its rates [...]