I-95 Express Toll Lanes (ETL) Northbound Extension - Home

This project continues the Maryland Transportation Authority’s (MDTA's) efforts to provide a safe and reliable drive for its customers. In addition, improvements will increase quality of life for numerous communities with the construction of several new noise walls, the replacement or rehabilitation of seven bridges that are more than 50 years old, improving water quality, and the construction of two new Park and Ride facilities. The Park and Rides are designed with 200-275 parking spaces and include bicycle facilities and accommodations for transit connections for Maryland Transit Administration and Harford Transit LINK services. The extension opened to traffic in December 2024 to MD 152, with the full extension to north of MD 24 expected to open to traffic by the end of 2027. The improvements will provide customers with the option of using the general purpose/non-tolled lanes or using the ETLs. The ETLs will provide a smoother more reliable commuting experience in exchange for a variable toll allowing motorists to enjoy relatively congestion-free travel and maintain steady speeds including those traveling by transit.

News/What’s New

Now Open: Northbound MD 24 Auxiliary Lane from MD 924 to Singer Road - May 28, 2025

The MDTA recently opened a third lane on northbound MD 24 from MD 924 through the Singer Road intersection in efforts to increase capacity and safety and reduce traffic congestion for motorists traveling from I-95 toward Bel Air. Construction began in spring 2024 and included widening northbound MD 24, modifying the traffic signal at Singer Road, and building noise walls along both directions of MD 24. In addition to scheduled improvements, crews performed emergency repairs to a collapsed storm water pipe located under MD 24. Roadway milling and resurfacing will take place through late spring 2025, closing out this project.

Work is part of the I-95 Express Toll Lanes (ETL) Northbound Extension project aimed at improving travel along northbound I-95 in Harford County and providing a safe and reliable drive. Since 2018, numerous projects have been completed as part of the overall ETL program including the reconstruction of overpasses at Abingdon, Old Joppa, Bradshaw, Clayton and Raphel Roads, a new park and ride, new noise walls and stream restorations. In December 2024, the first section of ETLs in the northbound extension program opened between MD 43 and MD 152. MDTA anticipates opening the next segment of ETLs through MD 24 (Exit 77) in 2027.

• Project Flyer

Opening of I-95 Express Toll Lanes (ETL) Northbound Extension - December 18, 2024

On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) opened a new section of the I-95 northbound Express Toll Lanes (ETL). This northbound extension spans from White Marsh Boulevard (MD 43) to Mountain Road (MD 152), providing an additional 6.5-miles of existing lanes and allowing drivers a reliable travel option, especially during peak travel times.  

• MDTA Press Release 12-16-2024
• I-95 Northbound Extension Fact Sheet 12-16-2024 (PDF Download)
• MDTA Celebrates 10 Years Of The I-95 Express Toll Lanes (Video Archive Link)

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Contact Information:

Maryland Transportation Authority
Attn: Nafiz Alqasem, PE
Deputy Director of Project Development
Office of Engineering and Construction
8019 Corporate Drive, Suite F
Nottingham, MD 21236
I95ETLNB@mdta.maryland.gov

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