Chapter 1 Introduction
This letter report includes ten-year forecasts through FY 2035 for the seven “Legacy” toll facilities operated by MDTA, for the Intercounty Connector (ICC), and for the I-95 Express Toll Lanes (ETLs). It summarizes the study analysis, including a presentation of historical traffic and revenue trends, relevant socioeconomic conditions and forecasts, and the ten-year forecast results. 1.1 System Description The nine facilities operated by MDTA are listed below. Collectively, the first seven facilities in the list below are referred to as the Legacy System.
▪ Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge (Hatem Bridge, TJH)
▪ John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, excluding the I-95 Express Toll Lanes (Kennedy Highway, JFK)
▪ Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (Harbor Tunnel, BHT)
▪ Fort McHenry Tunnel (Fort McHenry Tunnel, FMT)
▪ Francis Scott Key Bridge (Key Bridge, FSK)
▪ William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge (Bay Bridge, WPL)
▪ Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton Bridge (Nice/Middleton Bridge, HWN)
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Intercounty Connector (ICC/MD 200)
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I-95 Express Toll Lanes (I-95 ETLs)
Figure 1-1 shows the locations of the MDTA Legacy system, ICC, and I-95 ETLs toll facilities and toll gantries in a regional context. As can be implied by the geographic distribution of the different facilities, the MDTA system serves a variety of travel purposes within the regional transportation system and consequently has a diverse mix of traffic classes and payment types. In the north, the Hatem Bridge and the Kennedy Highway form two parallel crossings of the Susquehanna River. The Hatem Bridge carries US 40 over the river and is the oldest of the MDTA’s facilities, having been open to traffic since August 1940. The existing structure replaced an older bridge that first opened in 1910. The John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway is a 50-mile segment of I-95 that was opened in November 1963. It currently has one mainline toll plaza located just east of the Susquehanna River.
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