Maryland Express Toll Lanes

Express Toll Lanes Coming to 10-Mile Stretch of I-95

In July 2005, the Maryland Transportation Authority received federal approval to construct Express Toll Lanes (ETLs) on the most congested portion of I-95 north of Baltimore City. This 10-mile segment stretches from the I-895 (N) split in east Baltimore City, to north of MD 43 in White Marsh, Baltimore County. In addition to the four new ETLs, improvements will be made to the existing I-95 roadway, and bridges and interchanges will be reconstructed.

Find out more about this interesting and exciting project on Maryland Transportation Authority's ETL website: http://www.i-95expresstolllanes.com/ 

Maryland Combats DUI

Maryland's Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol Issues Findings and Recommendations

Maryland's DUI Task Force's "recommendations provide the clearest road map to reducing death and injury here that we've seen in some time" states the Baltimore Sun (on 1-18-09). Neil Pedersen (Administrator of Maryland State Highway Administration) chaired the Task Force, which issued its report in October. Most of the task force's recommendations - 42 in all - would not require new laws. They would establish programs or administrative rules to increase awareness, better identify problem drinkers and improve anti-drunken driving lessons in school and drivers education classes.

Read Maryland DUI Task Force Report

FHWA Agreement

Corridors of the Future Agreement Signed

Tom Madison, FHWA Administrator, attended the I-95 Corridor Coalition Executive Board meeting to sign the Corridors of the Future Agreement for the I-95 Corridor.

Read FHWA Press Release

Photo: Tom Madison, FHWA Administrator, and Neil Pedersen, I-95 Corridor Coalition Executive Board Chair

SafeTrip-21

SafeTrip-21 Brings Innovative Technologies to Improve Safety and Mobility to the East Coast - U.S. DOT Announces Partnership with I-95 Corridor Coalition

It will soon be a lot easier for I-95 travelers to get information about traffic backups, construction information and other delays thanks to a new $6.4 million partnership announced by Paul R. Brubaker, Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). “The goal is to make it easier to learn about traffic backups on I-95 than it is to find the next gas station,” said Administrator Brubaker. “Since 1993, the members of the I-95 Corridor Coalition have maintained a strong relationship with the U.S. Department of Transportation. We look forward to working with the Department to test and evaluate the public benefit of innovative travel information services,” said George Schoener, executive director of the I-95 Corridor Coalition.

The program will help the Coalition continue testing vehicle probes to provide travel time information along the East Coast. After this information has been verified, commuters in selected areas of the I-95 corridor will have the potential – through a variety of information resources – to make more informed travel decisions. For example, the North Carolina Department of Transportation will be able to better monitor travel through work zone areas so it can advise approaching motorists of queues and speed limits to achieve safer and more efficient operation. In June, the Department launched the first SafeTrip-21 partnership in the San Francisco Bay area. Advanced technologies developed as part of this initiative are currently on display at the 15th ITS World Congress in New York City.

The award to I-95 Corridor Coalition, through the University of Maryland, is part of the Department's new SafeTrip-21 initiative, which supports the use of advanced technology to improve safety, improve public transportation services, and reduce gridlock on America’s roadways. (see project page)

Photo: Paul Brubaker, USDOT/RITA Administrator at the World Congress.