Toll Increases
Toll increases to become effective at all Maryland toll facilities on October 1, 2011 were proposed by the Authority's board on June 2, 2011. These changes are expected to raise an additional $77 million during the first fiscal year after their implementation. Additional revenue was considered necessary by the board to expand highway capacity and rehabilitate aging infrastructure.
The most recent toll increase was in 2009, but it affected only vehicles with three or more axles. Drivers of passenger vehicles have not seen a toll increase since 2003. When the first span of the Bay Bridge opened in 1952, drivers of passenger vehicles paid $2.80 for the round trip, plus $.25 per passenger; a toll of $4.00 is currently charged for east-bound cars.
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