MEMORANDUM
TO:
MDTA Finance & Administration Committee
FROM:
Revenue Manager Walter Laun
SUBJECT:
Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Traffic and Revenue Performance
DATE:
May 8, 2025
PURPOSE OF MEMORANDUM To provide the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Finance & Administration Committee with a quarterly and year-to-date update regarding traffic and toll revenue trends compared to the previous year and the forecast. KEY TAKEAWAYS • For the period ending March 31, 2025, overall collected revenue was above forecast by $20.0 million, or $23.5 million when adjusted for timing differences. • An increase in revenue collected by the Central Collection Unit (CCU) has improved forecast performance. o Video toll revenue was $4.2 million higher than forecasted. o Civil penalty fee revenue was $21.6 million higher than forecasted. • Year-to-date (YTD) toll transactions and revenue decreased relative to the same period last year by 3.2 million transactions and $19.3 million dollars due to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. ANALYSIS This quarterly review looks at traffic and toll revenue trends and compares actual system-wide experience with traffic and toll revenue forecasts. CDM Smith tracks and evaluates the performance of traffic at the lane level and traffic and revenue collected on a cash basis.
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