Governor Hogan dedicates new Potomac River crossing

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan this week led a historic ceremony to dedicate the new $463 million Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton Bridge on US 301. The new span will fully open to traffic by the morning of Thursday, October 13—three months ahead of schedule—and will deliver a wider, safer, and better bridge across the Potomac River between […]

MDTA expects busy Labor Day weekend on Maryland toll roads

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority expects this Labor Day weekend to be a busy one for local drivers.  The MDTA is urging drivers to focus on safe driving practices, and recommending that motorists travel off-peak to help minimize delays at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Nice/Middleton Bridge. Motorists traveling to and from the Eastern Shore may also find time […]

New DriveEzMD E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Center now open at Essex MVA

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority and the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration have added a seventh DriveEzMD E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Center in an MDOT MVA Branch to serve tolling customers. The new center is at the MDOT MVA Essex branch, located at 1338A Eastern Boulevard (21221). At the Essex location and at all CSCs, customers can perform […]

Amid billing woes, MDTA approves civil penalty waiver grace period for tolls

BALTIMORE, MD—At its monthly livestreamed public meeting, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Board approved a Customer Assistance Plan that includes a civil penalty waiver grace period that waives all civil penalties for customers who pay their unpaid tolls by 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2022. This month, over 12,000 E-ZPass users signed a petition calling on Governor Larry Hogan to […]

Governor Hogan announces new appointments

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Ahead of the new year, Governor Larry Hogan on Thursday announced three new appointments: Former Maryland Secretary of Commerce Mike Gill has been named secretary of the Maryland Department of Commerce, succeeding Secretary Kelly Schulz. Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Executive Director James F. Ports, Jr., has been named secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), succeeding Secretary Greg […]

MDTA resumes processing, posting E-ZPass tolls, Video Tolls that were delayed due to COVID-19

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority on Thursday announced that it has resumed processing and posting E-ZPass® tolls and Video Tolls (Notices of Toll Due) that were delayed due to COVID-19 and Maryland’s transition this spring/summer to its new tolling system. Between March and October 2020, to help provide some financial relief during COVID-19, the MDTA paused mailing Notices of Toll […]

MDTA’s DriveEzMD portal goes live in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority on Thursday launched DriveEzMD, a new access point for the state’s toll facilities featuring a new website, web chat, expanded customer call center, new toll payment choices, text notifications and more. Now that DriveEzMD is live, all MDTA Customer Service Centers have reopened to the public with COVID-19 protocols still in effect. DriveEzMD.com is online […]

MDTA to launch new DriveEzMD website for E-ZPass users

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority will soon be launching a new, revamped website for E-ZPass customers. On Thursday, April 29, MDTA will launch DriveEzMD. Designed to “Keep Maryland Moving” and make it easier to travel the state’s toll bridges, tunnels and roads, DriveEzMD will serve E-ZPass and non-E-ZPass customers with a new website, web chat, expanded customer call center, new […]