NEWBURG, Md. – Weather permitting, on Tuesday, March 15, two-way traffic will operate on northbound US 301 so work can begin to remove the existing Nice/Middleton Bridge toll plaza. Toll collection via overhead gantry located prior to the toll plaza structure will also begin for southbound traffic only.
- Stay alert, obey posted speeds and keep moving through the work area.
- Traffic delays are possible throughout the work area.
- Tolls will be collected via a new overhead electronic toll gantry located prior to the existing toll plaza structure for southbound traffic only.
- Always properly mount your E-ZPass transponder and keep your account up to date to receive the lowest toll rate.
The picture shows 2 lanes going southbound and 2 lanes going northbound. I always thought they should have done that to begin with so bottlenecking doesn’t happen through the toll lanes. Happy to see this.
You can get into Maryland for free, but you have to pay a ransom to escape.
Betty, you nailed it, I never understood 2 lanes to 4 booths to 1 lane. Didn’t make sense.
Hogan should have kept the bike/pedestrian lanes and future HOV/Transit lane – say what you want, but eco-tourism is big (see those bike clubs on 235 on Saturdays?) and with the area expanding, just like all other Maryland planning, this bridge will be at capacity within a year or two of opening.
why is a toll called a toll instead of a tax? what impact would it have if the word tax was hanging in mid- air instead of toll? I’ll admit the toll is disclosed. The tobacco tax is still not ddisclosed where you get cigarettes. Its a whopping $2 a pack. Hmmm is $2 a pack tax enough of a reason to cause someone to quit?