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The Fort McHenry Tunnel is a four-tube, bi-directional tunnel that carries traffic on Interstate 95 (I-95) underneath the Baltimore Harbor. The lowest point in the Interstate System under water, the tunnel is named for nearby Fort McHenry. The tunnel was constructed from May 1980 to November 1985, at a cost of about 750million.AtthetimeofitsopeningonNovember23,1985,itwasthemostexpensiveunderwatertunnelprojectintheUnitedStates,butthatfigurehassincebeensurpassedbytheBigDigprojectinBoston.Thetunnel′sannualtrafficin2009was43.4millionvehicles.AsofJuly1,2015,thetollrateforcarsis750 million. At the time of its opening on November 23, 1985, it was the most expensive underwater tunnel project in the United States, but that figure has since been surpassed by the Big Dig project in Boston. The tunnel's annual traffic in 2009 was 43.4 million vehicles. As of July 1, 2015, the toll rate for cars is 750million.AtthetimeofitsopeningonNovember23,1985,itwasthemostexpensiveunderwatertunnelprojectintheUnitedStates,butthatfigurehassincebeensurpassedbytheBigDigprojectinBoston.Thetunnel′sannualtrafficin2009was43.4millionvehicles.AsofJuly1,2015,thetollrateforcarsis4.00 cash or 3.00E−ZPass,paidinbothdirections.Vehicleswithmorethantwoaxlespayadditionalamounts,upto3.00 E-ZPass, paid in both directions. Vehicles with more than two axles pay additional amounts, up to 3.00E−ZPass,paidinbothdirections.Vehicleswithmorethantwoaxlespayadditionalamounts,upto30.00 for six axles. In March 2020, all-electronic tolling was implemented as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with tolls payable through E-ZPass or Video Tolling, which uses automatic license plate recognition. All-electronic tolling was made permanent in August 2020. In 2022, work began to remove the toll plaza as it was replaced with toll gantries. (en) |
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The Fort McHenry Tunnel is a four-tube, bi-directional tunnel that carries traffic on Interstate 95 (I-95) underneath the Baltimore Harbor. The lowest point in the Interstate System under water, the tunnel is named for nearby Fort McHenry. The tunnel was constructed from May 1980 to November 1985, at a cost of about $750 million. At the time of its opening on November 23, 1985, it was the most expensive underwater tunnel project in the United States, but that figure has since been surpassed by the Big Dig project in Boston. (en) |
