Commercial truckers will pay twice as much in tolls at the Baltimore Harbor crossings by July 2013 under a plan approved this week by the Maryland Transportation Authority.
September 23, 2011Business
Virginia Receives Conditional Approval to Toll I-95
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said the Federal Highway Administration has granted the state preliminary approval to toll Interstate 95 under a pilot program.
September 20, 2011GovernmentBusiness
Florida Toll Rates to Be Indexed to Inflation Rate
The Florida Department of Transportation announced a rate increase plan for cars and trucks on most state toll roads starting next year, followed by what could be automatic increases each year after that.
September 13, 2011Business
Port Authority Sets Toll Jump for Trucks Crossing into NYC
Tolls for trucks entering New York City from New Jersey will more than double over the next five years, a larger increase than originally proposed.
August 29, 2011Business
NY/NJ Port Authority Approves Toll Hikes
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved a plan to raise tolls at tunnels and bridges into New York City, in part to fund the reconstruction of the World Trade Center.
August 22, 2011Business
Pa. Turnpike’s Cash Fares to Rise; Commercial Hauler Discount Will End
Cash fares will rise 10% on the Pennsylvania turnpike in 2012, but tolls will remain the same for E-ZPass users.
July 25, 2011GovernmentBusiness
Maryland Proposes Raising Tolls on 7 Major Highways, Bridges, Tunnels
The Maryland Transportation Authority on June 2 proposed significantly increasing tolls over the next two years on seven highways, bridges and tunnels in the state.
June 14, 2011GovernmentBusiness
Maryland to Consider Toll Hikes
The Maryland Transportation Authority will consider toll increases at its June 2 meeting that could double rates by 2013 for trucks on seven of the state’s eight tolled facilities.
May 24, 2011Business
R.I. Exploring Putting Tolls on Interstate 95
Rhode Island state officials are pushing ahead with a plan to explore putting tolls on Interstate 95, the state’s top transportation official said, despite U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s disapproval of the idea.
May 17, 2011GovernmentBusiness
Tolls to Increase in July on Seven Delaware River Spans
Truckers crossing the Delaware River from New Jersey into Pennsylvania on any of seven tolled bridges upstream of Trenton, N.J., could pay as much as 75 cents more per axle as July 1.
May 17, 2011