Five state-owned toll bridges will be getting an $11 million security upgrade, including new lighting, sensors to detect stopped vehicles and cameras to peer above and below the spans.
Work on the bridges — Bay, Key, Nice, Tydings and Hatem — is expected to begin in late winter and take 18 months. The contract went to SAIC, a Virginia company with offices in Laurel, said Maryland Transportation Authority spokeswoman Teri Moss.
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Please thank those paying increased tolls on the Bay Bridge, because that's where they're getting the money from.
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IMO still like the idea of an increased gasoline tax (5 or 10 or 15 cents) which EVERYONE pays - not just MD'ers! Its bad enough that most folks don't check their EZ pass for errors everyone month - just think if there was ZERO tolls costs because of the revenue (without hands in the cookie jar) generated over time! Same with slots - over time a money maker (without hands in the cookie jar). Tax increases ARE awful, but if you spread it out to include ALL rather than only state residents, it has longterm benefits. Gas has been a yo-yo for 5 years - we still pay for it no matter what!!! Taxing Tobacco/Alcohol was stupid - gas everyone uses. Bushman!
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