Dozens of state lawmakers signed their names to a letter asking a group of Maryland’s top leaders, including the governor, to force the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) to enter into a toll reciprocity agreement with Pennsylvania.
The letter, which was sent to the Board of Public Works with signatures from 38 state senators and House delegates, is asking the panel to prevent MDTA from seeking out a private collection company to recoup unpaid out-of-state tolls unless the agency negotiates the agreement.
Calling it a “common-sense approach,” the legislators point out that Maryland is owed hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid tolls from out-of-state residents.
Pennsylvania holds $20 million worth of the debt.
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