243 in Leonardtown . The Maryland Transportation Authority(MdTA) has responded and traffic is stopped on both sides. Harry Nice Bridge. Starting next year, drivers will be able to register their license plates online to have their credit card automatically charged for tolls.Those rates will still be higher than E-ZPass toll rates, but will be lower than what drivers pay for violations sent through the mail.Toll rate changes also will cut rates next year for anyone towing small trailers or driving a motorcycle.Among other action at the meeting, the MDTA also approved plans to widen part of Interstate 95 in Harford County where there are regular weekend backups between the Maryland House service plaza and Md. Harry W. Nice/Sen. Melissa Bogdan, Community Relations Project ManagerOn November 21, 2019, the MDTA Board approved a $463 million contract for Skanska-Corman-McLean (SCM) Joint Venture to design and build the new US 301 bridge to replace the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas âMacâ Middleton Bridge over the Potomac River, which is used by about 18,000 vehicles daily. To contact us by email, please use In addition, MDTA and SCM are partnering with the Potomac River Fisheries Commission and Maryland Department of Natural Resources to fund oyster seeding in the lower Potomac River basin.As part of the procurement process, MDTA requested a bid option to add a separated bicycle/pedestrian path to the new structure. The MDTA is iThe Hogan Administration has long committed to building a new, wider and safer bridge to replace the 1.9-mile Nice/Middleton span, which opened in December 1940 and connects Charles County, Md., to King George County, Va. The bridge will have a 100-year service life. The new bridge is expected to open by 2023.Bruce DePuyt spent nearly three decades on local television, including 14 years as executive producer and host of The Hogan Administration has long committed to building a new, wider and safer bridge to replace the 1.9-mile Nice/Middleton span, which opened in December 1940 and connects Charles County, Md., to King George County, Va.
Harry W. Nice Memorial/Sen. David M. Higgins was born in Baltimore and grew up in Southern Maryland. website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area. “The connectivity improvements on Route 301 will serve citizens and provide more reliable travel along this essential corridor.”The height of the new span will accommodate tall vessels, and it will have all-electronic (cashless) tolling. The new Nice-Middleton Bridge between Maryland and Virginia will be significantly slimmed down from originally promised plans. Copyright © 2016 Southern Maryland News Net.All Rights Reserved. The Crash occurred on the Northbound side entering Maryland. David started The Southern Maryland Chronicle in December 2017 and has grown it to become the #1 news source in Southern Maryland.David M. Higgins II has 11160 posts and counting. Thomas “Mac” Middleton Bridge is a critical component of our state and regional infrastructure. The state declined to keep the old span in place as a bike and pedestrian crossing, and Charles County could not afford to take ownership of the old bridge and keep it up on its own.The MDTA board separately voted Thursday to change the rules on current E-ZPass-only roads to allow certain drivers to avoid extra fees. The current Gov. UPDATE Friday, Nov. 6 2:30 p.m. Box 11121, Takoma Park, MD 20913Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. The new Nice-Middleton Bridge between Maryland and Virginia will be significantly slimmed down from The Maryland Transportation Authority Board voted Thursday to approve a $463 million construction contract for a new U.S. 301 bridge that will have two lanes in each direction for car traffic, but little else.Virginia is contributing $13 million to the project for the pieces on the Virginia side of the river.The current 1.7-mile bridge that opened in 1940 is only one lane each way. The Maryland Transportation Authority approved a replacement for the bridge that carries U.S. 301 traffic over the Potomac River on Thursday.The authority’s board approved a $463 million contract with a joint venture headed by a Swedish firm — Skanska-Corman-McLean. This May 2014 photo shows the Harry Nice Bridge, which carries U.S. 301 over the Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland. Route 5 . NOTE: This camera shows current conditions only. The premier site for news about Maryland government and politics. It has just two lanes and is under-equipped to handle the 18,000 motorists who cross the span every day. The proposal from SCM would cost an additional $64 million for a separated path with limited daily use.