{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104","kind":"context","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities: JFK Memorial Highway (I-95), Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, Bay Bridge, Nice/Middleton Bridge; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers statewide)","state":"MD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)","authority":"\u0027In response to Governor Larry Hogan\u0027s executive order this morning and to help limit the spread of COVID-19\u0027 (recited); MDTA toll powers under Transp. § 4-312","instrument":"MDTA news release, Mar. 17, 2020: statewide all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all MDTA facilities from 3:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 until further notice; all E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Centers (including those at MVA branches) closed from Mar. 18, 2020 until further notice; video tolling at cash rates; grace periods for discount plans, Notices of Toll Due and citations; outreach events postponed","title":"MDTA Implements All-Electronic Tolling Statewide in Response to COVID-19 - Cashless Tolling at All MDTA Facilities Begins 3 p.m. Today; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers to Close Beginning Wednesday","dateIssued":"2020-03-17","effective":"2020-03-17 3:00 p.m. (all-electronic tolling); 2020-03-18 (customer service centers closed)","end":"All-electronic tolling made permanent Aug. 6, 2020 (Ex. 106); customer service centers \u0027operating at limited capacity\u0027 as of Aug. 2020","startDate":"2020-03-17","endDate":"2020-08-06","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["OTHER","CRT"],"addressees":["all drivers at MDTA toll facilities","E-ZPass Maryland customers (service centers closed)","video-toll customers (Notices of Toll Due)"],"clause":"In response to Governor Larry Hogan\u0027s executive order this morning and to help limit the spread of COVID-19, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) will initiate statewide all-electronic (cashless) tolling effective at 3 p.m. today until further notice, and will close all E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Centers effective Wednesday, March 18, until further notice.... All drivers should KEEP MOVING through toll plazas without stopping. Cash payment lanes will operate as video tolling (cashless) lanes. Motorists who usually pay with cash will be mailed a Notice of Toll Due for the cash toll rate... All E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Centers, including those at MDOT Motor Vehicle Administration branches, will close effective Wednesday, March 18, until further notice.","enforcement":"Notice of Toll Due and civil penalties under Transp. § 21-1414 and COMAR 11.07.05 (penalties and MVA referrals paused during the emergency, Ex. 105)","functions":["DR drivers (I-95 corridor and Chesapeake Bay crossings cashless from Mar. 17, 2020)","TV travel","CB customer access (every E-ZPass Maryland customer service center closed)"],"notes":"Binding statewide toll rule of a State authority adopted the same morning as the Governor\u0027s emergency action and never reversed (made permanent Aug. 6, 2020). Authority operating rule implementing a gubernatorial action.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":443185,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104","citation":"Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), MDTA news release, Mar. 17, 2020: statewide all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all MDTA facilities from 3:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 until further notice; all E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Centers (including those at MVA branches) closed from Mar. 18, 2020 until further notice; video tolling at cash rates; grace periods for discount plans, Notices of Toll Due and citations; outreach events postponed (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104)","stateName":"Maryland","related":["MD-032","AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105"]}