Here are some animated GIFs I made showing the northbound entrance to the ETL lane at the 895/95 merge. The pavement markings are done and I saw crews hanging the EZ Pass equipment.
https://plus.google.com/108912181557962474883/posts/HfzKRqEUtHv
How many years has it been since they started work on that project? Seems like it's taking an incredibly long time. I know there was some complicated rebuilding of overpasses and the I-695 junction, but it seems like Virginia's HO/T lane project on the Beltway progressed way more quickly despite also requiring many overpass replacements and partial rebuilding of two major junctions (I-66 and the Dulles exit).
Quote from: 1995hoo on June 24, 2014, 10:51:40 AM
How many years has it been since they started work on that project? Seems like it's taking an incredibly long time. I know there was some complicated rebuilding of overpasses and the I-695 junction, but it seems like Virginia's HO/T lane project on the Beltway progressed way more quickly despite also requiring many overpass replacements and partial rebuilding of two major junctions (I-66 and the Dulles exit).
Work started on the Express Lanes mainline on January 22, 2007.
Preliminary work was done before that:
http://www.i-95expresstolllanes.com/constr_projects/
QuoteCompleted Projects
I-95 Southbound between I-895 and Eastern Avenue (Completed Fall 2012)
I-95 Mainline construction between Chesaco Avenue and Hazelwood Avenue (Completed Summer 2011)
I-95 from I-895 Interchange to Chesaco Avenue (Completed Fall 2011)
Replacement of Rossville Boulevard Bridge over I-95 (Completed Fall 2007)
Replacement of Cowenton Avenue and Joppa Road Bridges over I-95 (Completed Winter 2007)
I-95/I-895 Northbound General-Purpose Lanes, I-895/Moravia Road Interchange (Completed Winter 2009)
Replacement of Kenwood Avenue and Lillian Holt Drive Bridges and I-95/I-695 Interchange ramp lane construction. (Phase I Completed Summer 2010)
I-95 Mainline construction between Rossville Boulevard and Campbell Boulevard (Completed Summer 2010)
I-95/I-695 Managed Lanes (ETLs) Mainline (Completed Fall 2013)
Hoo: to be fair, Maryland didn't have a major private investor pumping money into their I-95 toll lanes like VDOT has with both I-95 and the Beltway. Also, much of the I-95 toll lane construction coincided with a timeframe where MdTA was also trying to fund and build the ICC...
Quote from: froggie on June 24, 2014, 11:02:54 AM
Hoo: to be fair, Maryland didn't have a major private investor pumping money into their I-95 toll lanes like VDOT has with both I-95 and the Beltway. Also, much of the I-95 toll lane construction coincided with a timeframe where MdTA was also trying to fund and build the ICC...
Good points. Frankly, I'd forgotten about the ICC! Seems like ages since it opened, but you're very right. I think I may have been aware of the "no investor" thing, but it didn't occur to me when making this comment either. It's a fine example of the two states' very different approaches to a lot of issues, that's for sure.
Good points about the duration. Additionally, the state is still building this interchange (http://www.i-95expresstolllanes.com/constr_projects/i95_md43_interchange.asp) at MD 43 / 95. The ETLs won't be open until that is completed. The right of ways are still dirt as of Saturday.
Quote from: talllguy on June 24, 2014, 11:36:01 AM
Good points about the duration. Additionally, the state is still building this interchange (http://www.i-95expresstolllanes.com/constr_projects/i95_md43_interchange.asp) at MD 43 / 95. The ETLs won't be open until that is completed. The right of ways are still dirt as of Saturday.
How come the loop ramps coming from I-95 to MD 43 end at what appears to be an intersection as opposed to merging smoothly? I can't imagine they'd really need to give people the option to access the new lanes from the opposite direction of I-95.
Quote from: Alex4897 on June 24, 2014, 01:45:13 PM
Quote from: talllguy on June 24, 2014, 11:36:01 AM
Good points about the duration. Additionally, the state is still building this interchange (http://www.i-95expresstolllanes.com/constr_projects/i95_md43_interchange.asp) at MD 43 / 95. The ETLs won't be open until that is completed. The right of ways are still dirt as of Saturday.
How come the loop ramps coming from I-95 to MD 43 end at what appears to be an intersection as opposed to merging smoothly? I can't imagine they'd really need to give people the option to access the new lanes from the opposite direction of I-95.
Excellent Question Alex. I forget the name of that new interchange, but its purpose is to eliminate weaving traffic. You'll see that there is no weaving on either direction on 95. For the loop ramps to 43, I'm not so sure, but I think the lights are to eliminate agressive merging because there are destinations on the opposite sides of 43 that drivers leaving 95 want to get to, that require a 3 lane merge.
Are there any interchanges like this new I-95/MD 43 one out there?
Quote from: BrianP on June 24, 2014, 03:07:33 PM
Are there any interchanges like this new I-95/MD 43 one out there?
Other than the sharp turns at the top of the loop-around ramps and the ETL ramps, it looks very similar to the longstanding interchange of I-395 and King Street (VA-7) in Alexandria, Virginia:
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8353154,-77.0989169,800m/data=!3m1!1e3
It is also similar to the 5/605 interchange in Los Angeles
Will MdTA ever connect the new lanes to the Beltway?
Quote from: 1995hoo on June 24, 2014, 10:51:40 AM
How many years has it been since they started work on that project? Seems like it's taking an incredibly long time. I know there was some complicated rebuilding of overpasses and the I-695 junction, but it seems like Virginia's HO/T lane project on the Beltway progressed way more quickly despite also requiring many overpass replacements and partial rebuilding of two major junctions (I-66 and the Dulles exit).
That's because it
is taking an incredible amount of time. The original projects were to have these toll lanes completed by 2011. ( http://www.i-95expresstolllanes.com/linked_files/ETL_Groundbreaking_Release_013106.pdf ) And then, construction was to occur further north, extending the lanes to White Marsh. That section is on indefinite hold.
The ICC may have had something to do with it, but only because the traffic projections for the 95 Express Lanes were so exaggerated off that actual, excepted toll income would barely be able to pay for the expense of operating the toll equipment. Priorities shifted, and Maryland decided to dedicate their resources to getting the ICC operating, since those toll revenues were looking more promising (and then they screwed that up by keeping the speed limit too low).
Quote from: iwishiwascanadian on June 25, 2014, 02:12:20 AM
Will MdTA ever connect the new lanes to the Beltway?
Probably not. Since there's now a missing 15 mile or so length of Express toll lanes north of 695, there will be very few people that would make use of the 2 miles of 95 ETL to then use the ramps at 695.
QuoteHow come the loop ramps coming from I-95 to MD 43 end at what appears to be an intersection as opposed to merging smoothly? I can't imagine they'd really need to give people the option to access the new lanes from the opposite direction of I-95.
Probably because of distances to the ETL ramp intersection. Going with a "smooth merge" would be anything but as you'd immediately run into the ETL ramp traffic signal then be forced to merge right afterwards (due to the on-ramp from the opposite I-95 direction). IMO, the design they went with provides a safer "merge".
Quote from: jeffandnicole on June 25, 2014, 08:55:23 AM
Quote from: iwishiwascanadian on June 25, 2014, 02:12:20 AM
Will MdTA ever connect the new lanes to the Beltway?
Probably not. Since there's now a missing 15 mile or so length of Express toll lanes north of 695, there will be very few people that would make use of the 2 miles of 95 ETL to then use the ramps at 695.
I asked MdTA this question myself at one of the hearings. They do plan to still connect the new lanes to the beltway, but it's definitely a long term goal and not anything you'll see in the near future. The plans also call for extending the ETL lanes up into Harford County.
Quote from: froggie on June 25, 2014, 09:09:43 AM
QuoteHow come the loop ramps coming from I-95 to MD 43 end at what appears to be an intersection as opposed to merging smoothly? I can't imagine they'd really need to give people the option to access the new lanes from the opposite direction of I-95.
Probably because of distances to the ETL ramp intersection. Going with a "smooth merge" would be anything but as you'd immediately run into the ETL ramp traffic signal then be forced to merge right afterwards (due to the on-ramp from the opposite I-95 direction). IMO, the design they went with provides a safer "merge".
Yep, although it does also help with the issue that Elliott described: traffic merging across 2-3 lanes to turn left at Honeygo Blvd.
Quote from: froggie on June 25, 2014, 09:09:43 AM
QuoteHow come the loop ramps coming from I-95 to MD 43 end at what appears to be an intersection as opposed to merging smoothly? I can't imagine they'd really need to give people the option to access the new lanes from the opposite direction of I-95.
Probably because of distances to the ETL ramp intersection. Going with a "smooth merge" would be anything but as you'd immediately run into the ETL ramp traffic signal then be forced to merge right afterwards (due to the on-ramp from the opposite I-95 direction). IMO, the design they went with provides a safer "merge".
Surely there would be signals with all three arrows (green, yellow and red) pointing to the right at the end of these ramps? (And no, I'm not calling anybody Shirley, as an old Leslie Nielsen joke)
Quote from: Laura on June 25, 2014, 10:19:38 AM
I asked MdTA this question myself at one of the hearings. They do plan to still connect the new lanes to the beltway, but it's definitely a long term goal and not anything you'll see in the near future. The plans also call for extending the ETL lanes up into Harford County.
I found the original plans (http://www.mdta.maryland.gov/I95section100DELETE/i95-sect100_pacm.html) for the I-95 ETLs that the MdTA published in 2003 and the lanes are currently planned to end north of Exit 80. Beyond there the plans show that the existing carriage ways will be widened to four lanes apiece until just north of Exit 85.
In my opinion, the original plans were and are specifying a facility that is way too short. If the MdTA wants to make the ETLs actually be worthwhile they should restudy the segment of I-95 north of Exit 80, and consider extending the ETLs all the way to north of Exit 89. They should also study the construction of a new bridge across the Susquehanna that allows for a full-width 10-lane cross-section, because the existing bridge already passed its 50th anniversary and soon it will need replacement.
In my opinion, the MdTA got stuck in a pretty deep crack as a result of the recession, and that really hurt their ability to finance their construction projects, resulting in the slowdown and the situation we have now. Their decision to open the ICC with a 55mph limit instead of a 60mph limit was also pretty dumb, in my opinion, and I wish they had the authority to sign the ETLs at 70mph.
Quote from: Henry on June 25, 2014, 02:28:56 PM
Quote from: froggie on June 25, 2014, 09:09:43 AM
QuoteHow come the loop ramps coming from I-95 to MD 43 end at what appears to be an intersection as opposed to merging smoothly? I can't imagine they'd really need to give people the option to access the new lanes from the opposite direction of I-95.
Probably because of distances to the ETL ramp intersection. Going with a "smooth merge" would be anything but as you'd immediately run into the ETL ramp traffic signal then be forced to merge right afterwards (due to the on-ramp from the opposite I-95 direction). IMO, the design they went with provides a safer "merge".
Surely there would be signals with all three arrows (green, yellow and red) pointing to the right at the end of these ramps? (And no, I'm not calling anybody Shirley, as an old Leslie Nielsen joke)
There are.
iPhone
Quote from: Laura on June 25, 2014, 07:40:40 PM
Quote from: Henry on June 25, 2014, 02:28:56 PM
Quote from: froggie on June 25, 2014, 09:09:43 AM
QuoteHow come the loop ramps coming from I-95 to MD 43 end at what appears to be an intersection as opposed to merging smoothly? I can't imagine they'd really need to give people the option to access the new lanes from the opposite direction of I-95.
Probably because of distances to the ETL ramp intersection. Going with a "smooth merge" would be anything but as you'd immediately run into the ETL ramp traffic signal then be forced to merge right afterwards (due to the on-ramp from the opposite I-95 direction). IMO, the design they went with provides a safer "merge".
Surely there would be signals with all three arrows (green, yellow and red) pointing to the right at the end of these ramps? (And no, I'm not calling anybody Shirley, as an old Leslie Nielsen joke)
There are.
iPhone
At least the ICC is generating a decent amount of revenue.
I know the MdTA is also trying to figure out how to fund a $1 billion replacement of the Gov. Harry Nice Memorial Bridge (U.S. 301 crossing the Potomac River).
The MdTA has approved environmental documents for a replacement of the Nice Bridge, but they don't have the financing capacity (right now) to advertise the project for construction.
Quote from: jeffandnicole on June 25, 2014, 08:55:23 AM
The ICC may have had something to do with it, but only because the traffic projections for the 95 Express Lanes were so exaggerated off that actual, excepted toll income would barely be able to pay for the expense of operating the toll equipment. Priorities shifted, and Maryland decided to dedicate their resources to getting the ICC operating, since those toll revenues were looking more promising (and then they screwed that up by keeping the speed limit too low).
Or running a perpetual speed camera zone is far more profitable than actually opening the lanes. ;)
Quote from: NJRoadfan on June 26, 2014, 03:51:23 PM
Quote from: jeffandnicole on June 25, 2014, 08:55:23 AM
The ICC may have had something to do with it, but only because the traffic projections for the 95 Express Lanes were so exaggerated off that actual, excepted toll income would barely be able to pay for the expense of operating the toll equipment. Priorities shifted, and Maryland decided to dedicate their resources to getting the ICC operating, since those toll revenues were looking more promising (and then they screwed that up by keeping the speed limit too low).
Or running a perpetual speed camera zone is far more profitable than actually opening the lanes. ;)
Unlikely, since MdTA gets absolutely no revenue from automated speed limit enforcement.
Baltimore Sun: New toll lanes on I-95 scheduled to open (http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-briefs-road-changes-20141206-story.html)
QuoteNew Interstate-95 express toll lanes are scheduled to open Saturday along the highway north of Baltimore.
QuoteThe toll lanes, two in each direction, run for about eight miles along the highway, in between the northbound and southbound traffic lanes. They will be free to use for a week as travelers get used to how they operate.
And they won't be signed at 70mph to get people to use them. Ugh.
I also still believe that the ETLs should eventually end at Exit 89 and that the general-purpose lanes should be eight lanes to Exit 89. I doubt the MdTA will be able to finance any capital projects for at least 2-3 years, which may be enough time to restudy the project north of Exit 80 and consider these types of alterations.
Are any private investors likely to come calling to the MdTA? Does the regulatory structure of the MdTA even allow private investment?
State law doesn't allow 70 mph anywhere, but I can't help but wonder whether the new governor might prompt another attempt to change the law in that respect. I'm not trying to get political, but we've seen in the past that elections do sometimes matter with respect to road issues. The old National Speed Limit was finally repealed in 1995 after the 1994 elections flipped control of Congress (and while Bill Clinton said he opposed repealing the speed limit provision, he felt overall the rest of the highway bill was too important to veto over that issue). Virginia allowed a 70-mph speed limit after the governor's mansion changed parties. In Maryland, they finally broke ground on the ICC during the Ehrlich administration.
Of course, the governor is but one guy and it has to get through the legislature first. Last year the 70-mph bill passed the Maryland House unanimously, but it foundered because one senator refused to let it out of committee. I think that sort of thing is an abuse of power.
I looked at some of the traffic cameras today (Sunday afternoon), and the toll lanes seemed to be carrying about as many cars (per lane) as the regular lanes.
I traveled along the lanes in the northbound direction and they were very well used. It will be interesting to see how bad the traffic jam is north of the MD 43 interchange when the ETLs merge back into the main lanes.
What were the toll amounts?
Quote from: 1995hoo on December 07, 2014, 05:41:40 PM
What were the toll amounts?
Zero. The MdTA appears to have a new policy of not charging tolls for the first few days that a new toll facility is open. I suspect that they do so to encourage people to "try it out" and to also verify that the E-ZPass systems are working correctly.
Good point on it being free for an intro period. Same happened with the first 2 stages of the ICC. Didn't check to see if I was charged for driving the last link to US1 the week it opened.
Quote from: TheOneKEA on December 07, 2014, 06:09:20 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on December 07, 2014, 05:41:40 PM
What were the toll amounts?
Zero. The MdTA appears to have a new policy of not charging tolls for the first few days that a new toll facility is open. I suspect that they do so to encourage people to "try it out" and to also verify that the E-ZPass systems are working correctly.
Ah, yes, you're right, I did read that in the news reports saying the lanes would open, but I'd forgotten. Thanks.
Many similarities between the Transurban HOV/Toll lanes on I-495 in Fairfax County, Virginia and the new Express Toll Lanes (ETLs) on I-95 in Baltimore County, Maryland (and short sections in Baltimore City on I-95 and I-895).
Some differences:
- A "hard" Jersey barrier between the managed lanes and the "free" lanes on the ETLs, while the Transurban lanes use flexible fiberglass barriers (I much prefer that "hard" barrier).
- The I-95 ETLs are not as long as the I-495 HOV/Toll lanes, and for now there is only one toll point (but MdTA has done the preparatory work for a toll point between I-695 and Md. 43 if the connection to and from I-695 is provided) - the Transurban lanes have quite a few access and egress points.
- North of Md. 43, the northbound ETLs narrow down to one lane, but then becomes the left lane of four, and the right (unmanaged) lanes lose one.
- As has been discussed above, there is no access between the I-95 ETLs and I-695 - the Transurban lanes provide nearly full access and egress to I-66 and most of the movements between Va. 267 (Dulles Toll Road) and the Dulles Access Road.
Washington Post: New express lanes in Maryland may help D.C. area drivers in future holiday getaways (http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/new-express-lanes-in-maryland-may-help-dc-area-drivers-in-future-holiday-getaways/2014/12/01/c152f042-759e-11e4-9d9b-86d397daad27_story.html)
QuoteDrivers heading off for holiday getaways know they're not home free after leaving the Washington area.
QuoteThere's always somebody else's traffic jam ahead.
QuoteOne of those slowdowns usually occurs on Interstate 95 just north of Baltimore. But motorists leaving the region for their December holidays may find a bit of relief that wasn't available at Thanksgiving.
QuoteThese eight-mile-long express lanes will be most helpful to commuters who live in the Baltimore suburbs. But drivers northbound from the capital region also might benefit during peak times, whether or not they choose to pay the toll for traveling in the new lanes.
QuoteWhen a highway gets widened, the traffic often eases for all drivers – at least, at first. But drivers who are feeling flush may choose the all-electronic tolling lanes for the surety of a quicker, less-stressful trip through what's still likely to be heavy traffic.
Quote from: TheOneKEA on December 07, 2014, 05:26:05 PM
I traveled along the lanes in the northbound direction and they were very well used. It will be interesting to see how bad the traffic jam is north of the MD 43 interchange when the ETLs merge back into the main lanes.
The ETL gets its own lane (the second lane drops at 43). The rightmost lane of 95 then merges.
Quote from: Alps on December 09, 2014, 07:31:53 PM
Quote from: TheOneKEA on December 07, 2014, 05:26:05 PM
I traveled along the lanes in the northbound direction and they were very well used. It will be interesting to see how bad the traffic jam is north of the MD 43 interchange when the ETLs merge back into the main lanes.
The ETL gets its own lane (the second lane drops at 43). The rightmost lane of 95 then merges.
I like this design MUCH better than where the ETL lane ends, like at the north end of the 495 Express Lanes in McLean.
Quote from: 1995hoo on December 07, 2014, 05:41:40 PM
What were the toll amounts?
Starting Saturday, the toll rates will be:
$1.40 - base rate
$1.75 - peak rate (note that there are a couple of short "peaks" on the weekends too, based on traffic volumes)
$0.70 - overnight (11 PM to 5 AM).
Quote from: mtantillo on December 10, 2014, 10:17:35 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on December 07, 2014, 05:41:40 PM
What were the toll amounts?
Starting Saturday, the toll rates will be:
$1.40 - base rate
$1.75 - peak rate (note that there are a couple of short "peaks" on the weekends too, based on traffic volumes)
$0.70 - overnight (11 PM to 5 AM).
Thanks. Seems well worth it, especially at this time of year going north when thru traffic may wish to avoid the shoppers headed to White Marsh.
I'd forgotten they were doing a fixed toll rate schedule, unlike Virginia's continuously-variable tolls on the HO/T lanes. If I'd remembered that I would have just looked it up instead of asking here. Oh well.
Quote from: 1995hoo on December 10, 2014, 10:19:22 AM
Quote from: mtantillo on December 10, 2014, 10:17:35 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on December 07, 2014, 05:41:40 PM
What were the toll amounts?
Starting Saturday, the toll rates will be:
$1.40 - base rate
$1.75 - peak rate (note that there are a couple of short "peaks" on the weekends too, based on traffic volumes)
$0.70 - overnight (11 PM to 5 AM).
Thanks. Seems well worth it, especially at this time of year going north when thru traffic may wish to avoid the shoppers headed to White Marsh.
I'd forgotten they were doing a fixed toll rate schedule, unlike Virginia's continuously-variable tolls on the HO/T lanes. If I'd remembered that I would have just looked it up instead of asking here. Oh well.
I'm looking forward to them, because in some months, a $1.40 trip in the Express Lanes may be the trigger to avoiding Maryland's $1.50 monthly E-ZPass fee. You need 3 transactions in a month. If I do a trip up I-95, the Harbor Tunnel is two transactions, but the freebee over the Hatem Bridge does not count.
Interesting that 3 very different projects in the I-95 corridor in 3 states (VA, MD, NJ) that result in increased capacity are all opening up within a span of about about 45 days.
Quote from: jeffandnicole on December 11, 2014, 09:05:37 PM
Interesting that 3 very different projects in the I-95 corridor in 3 states (VA, MD, NJ) that result in increased capacity are all opening up within a span of about about 45 days.
Yes it is. Just a few days ago, I took a trip to Central NJ for a friend's wedding. I had the benefit of the free ETLs and the widened NJ Tpke. The widened Turnpike really made a dramatic difference. In order to see the project, I used the Mount Holly entrance onto the NJTP and drove on the NJTP north to I-195 (instead of my usual practice of entering NJTP at Bordentown to use I-295 to save on tolls). The new roadway is beautiful.
I almost never experience traffic on I-95 north of Baltimore for the times when I travel in that area, so I will probably never use the ETLs on a regular basis. Although, I did appreciate that there was numerous clear signage that the ETLs do not connect with I-695.
Photos taken of the ETLs the first day or two they were open. From I-895 north to Md. 43 at White Marsh. You do not need a Facebook account to see these.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10204415266013848.1073741850.1596953667&type=1&l=efd93563d7
Quote from: cpzilliacus on December 21, 2014, 11:44:41 PM
Photos taken of the ETLs the first day or two they were open. From I-895 north to Md. 43 at White Marsh. You do not need a Facebook account to see these.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10204415266013848.1073741850.1596953667&type=1&l=efd93563d7
Anyone else notice the speed limit in the regular lanes is now 65 north of the I-695 interchange? It used to be 55 until just past White Marsh.
Quote from: MASTERNC on December 22, 2014, 08:46:59 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on December 21, 2014, 11:44:41 PM
Photos taken of the ETLs the first day or two they were open. From I-895 north to Md. 43 at White Marsh. You do not need a Facebook account to see these.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10204415266013848.1073741850.1596953667&type=1&l=efd93563d7
Anyone else notice the speed limit in the regular lanes is now 65 north of the I-695 interchange? It used to be 55 until just past White Marsh.
I suppose it was 55 at least in part because of the construction that was going on there for so many years.
The speed limit on I-95 headed north from the Capital Beltway (I-495) becomes 65 almost immediately. Headed south from I-695 it becomes 65 as soon as traffic is clear of the ramp entering from I-695 Outer Loop. So this is (now) consistent with the other parts of I-95 in Maryland.
Just got back from a trip to Baltimore and I drove the new lanes a few times. Got home and checked my I-Pass (E-ZPass) bill and saw I was never charged for driving in the new lanes even though there was a toll posted at the entrance point. I did get charged, however, for using the tunnel and one accidental drive on MD 200. Has anyone else not been charged?
Quote from: jwags on January 07, 2015, 08:51:29 PM
Just got back from a trip to Baltimore and I drove the new lanes a few times. Got home and checked my I-Pass (E-ZPass) bill and saw I was never charged for driving in the new lanes even though there was a toll posted at the entrance point. I did get charged, however, for using the tunnel and one accidental drive on MD 200. Has anyone else not been charged?
The first week of operation was free, if that was when you were in Maryland.
Quote from: cpzilliacus on January 07, 2015, 10:34:01 PM
Quote from: jwags on January 07, 2015, 08:51:29 PM
Just got back from a trip to Baltimore and I drove the new lanes a few times. Got home and checked my I-Pass (E-ZPass) bill and saw I was never charged for driving in the new lanes even though there was a toll posted at the entrance point. I did get charged, however, for using the tunnel and one accidental drive on MD 200. Has anyone else not been charged?
The first week of operation was free, if that was when you were in Maryland.
I knew that. I was not in MD at that time. The three times I used the lanes the posted price was $1.75 but I was never charged. Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem.
Are the ETLs being kept open during W.S. Octavia tonight?
Are you being paid by the Weather Channel?
Quote from: 02 Park Ave on February 16, 2015, 09:09:23 PM
Are the ETLs being kept open during W.S. Octavia tonight?
Why wouldn't they?
I thought that the traffic volume would be way down tonight and so snow removal operations would be concentrated on the GP lanes.