Comments on: Hatem Bridge Toll Hike Scaled Back; Cecil County to Harford Span to Keep $10 Annual Fee

By: janet skinner

janet skinner — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:47:05 +0000

I lived in Cecil County all my life, up until 2008. Now I live in NC, where we don’t have such tolls,, but lots of bridges in need of repair. They have a HUT= Highway Usage Tax, which is paid yearly along with car tag renewal, so it’s not so much of a jump all at once and everyone in the state pays for it,not just those using the bridges.

I sometimes return to MD to visit and have always had a decal @ $4.50 for 6 mos which was easy to pay once. Also, being a Veteran, I needed to travel to Perry Point several times, so this decal worked well for me. Now what I can’t rationalize is paying $10.00 to cross over once a year which in essence is what it will cost me if I come across that bridge to visit my friends or family living in Cecil County…

By: Michael W. Dawson

Michael W. Dawson — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:07:33 +0000

As I read the plan from the MdTA worksession, if you have an existing Maryland EZ Pass account, you would simple have the “Hatem bridge only” plan added to your account at the walk-in center beginning Feb. 1, 2012 for $10/year and increasing to $20/year beginning July 1, 2013. For those who do not hold a Maryland EZ Pass account, the MdTA will, with the purchase of the “Hatem bridge only” plan, provide a free transponder with no prepayment fee and no maintenance charges. Hope this helps!

By: Bob Gatchel

Bob Gatchel — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:42:35 +0000

I already have EZ PASS and have had it for years with Delaware. I assume they will make a provision since I don’t wanna have to go through all of that getting new account stuff going on!