Chapter 1 • Introduction
Table 1-2 provides a description of the other MDTA Legacy system discount toll rate programs available to Maryland E-ZPass customers. The programs available for two-axle vehicles aim to provide discounts for drivers who use the MDTA facilities frequently. Commuter plans are available for the Baltimore Harbor crossings, the Nice/Middleton Bridge, and the Bay Bridge. These plans allow customers to complete a set number of trips within a 45-day period at a fixed price on specific facilities. Specific details of the commuter programs are shown in Table 1-2 . In addition to the commuter plan at the Bay Bridge, there is a shopper plan that allows drivers to take ten trips Sunday through Thursday for $20 over a 90-day period on the Bay Bridge. The Hatem Bridge has two plans offered: Hatem Plan A and Hatem Plan B. Both plans provide unlimited trips for a flat annual fee of $20 and vary slightly in account setup and associated fees. Two discount plans are offered for commercial vehicles with five-or-more axles: the post usage discount and supplemental rebate plan. The post usage discount reimburses business accounts a percentage of monthly tolls in the range of 10 to 20 percent based on the toll amount accrued in a 30-day period. The supplemental rebate program provides a similar structure for individual accounts by providing a discount in the range of 10 to 20 percent for accounts that make more than 60 trips per month. Also listed in Table 1-2 are the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel Childs Street ramp and Key Bridge Broening Highway Turnaround tolls which are a lower toll rate for three-or- more axle vehicles using specific ramps near the Harbor Tunnel and Key Bridge Tolls on the ICC differ from the Legacy system in that they’re assessed on particular interchange- to-interchange movements, as shown in Table 1-3. The ICC is a cashless facility with E-ZPass, Pay-by-Plate or video payment options. This table provides the two-axle E-ZPass toll rates, which vary from $0.40 to $3.86 depending on the length of the trip and time of day. Higher toll rates are assessed on weekdays during the Peak Periods, which are 6:00 to 9:00 AM and 3:00 to 7:00 PM, compared to the Overnight (11:00 PM to 5:00 AM) and Off-Peak (all other hours) time periods. Tolls differ on the weekends for the Overnight and Off-Peak periods. E-ZPass toll rates are higher for commercial and recreational (boat and camper) vehicles based on the number of axles. Unlike toll rates on the Legacy system, E-ZPass rates are the same on the ICC for customers holding their accounts through MDTA and through other agencies. All video toll customers pay a 50 percent surcharge over the E-ZPass rate with a minimum of $1 and maximum of $15 above the E-ZPass rates. Pay-by-Plate customers pay a rate in between the video toll and E-ZPass customers. The I-95 ETLs are an express lane facility with a single tolling point in the southbound direction and two tolling points in the northbound direction. Similar to the ICC, toll rates vary by vehicle type and time period. It is a cashless facility with payment method options of E-ZPass, Pay-by- Plate, or video tolling. Table 1-4 provides the current toll rates by axle and payment type for the existing sections from I-895 to MD 43 and MD 43 to MD 152, as well as the assumed toll rates for the additional northbound extension tolling point which extends through MD 24. Unlike toll rates on the Legacy system, E-ZPass rates are the same on the I-95 ETLs for customers holding their accounts through MDTA and through other agencies. Video toll customers pay a 50 percent surcharge over the E-ZPass rate with a minimum of $1 and maximum of $15 above the E-ZPass rates. Pay-by-plate customers pay a rate that is in between video toll and E-ZPass customers.
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