J00J00 Maryland Transportation Authority
Budget Analysis
Program Description
MDTA has exclusive authority relating to the supervision, financing, construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of Maryland’s toll facilities , as well as for financing new revenue producing transportation projects authorized under law. MDTA may act on behalf of, but is separate from, MDOT and is self-financed through toll revenues and other revenues related to the operation and maintenance of toll facilities. MDTA operates nine toll facilities across the State and also has jurisdiction over portions of I-95 and I-395 in Baltimore City. MDTA divides its facilities into three regions:
Northern Region: includes the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge (US 40); the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (I-95); and the Express Toll Lanes on I-95;
Central Region: includes the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (I-895); the Fort McHenry Tunnel (I-95); and the Francis Scott Key Bridge (I-695); and
Southern Region: includes the Governor Harry W. Nice/Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton Bridge (Nice/Middleton Bridge) (US 301); the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge (Bay Bridge) (US 50/301); and the Intercounty Connector (MD 200).
Membership of the MDTA Board is comprised of eight members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Secretary of Transportation serves as the chair of the MDTA B oard. MDTA’s revenues are held separately from the Transportation Trust Fund, and the agency operates as a nonbudgeted agency. MDTA’s police force is responsible for security and law enforcement services at all of MDTA’s toll facilities except the northern region of I-95, which is patrolled by the Maryland State Police (MSP). MDTA is also under contract with the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) to provide law enforcement services at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall Airport) and with the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) to provide law enforcement services at MPA-owned facilities at the Port of Baltimore. MDTA’s mission is talented people ensuring Maryland’s iconic bridges, tunnels, and roadways are the customer’s trusted and preferred choic e for safe mobility, connection, and E-ZPass passage today and tomorrow.
Analysis of the FY 2026 Maryland Executive Budget, 2025 4
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