An Estimation of Mobile Emissions Reduction from Using Electronic Toll Collection in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area: A Case Study of the Fort McHenry Tunnel Toll Plaza

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• Creators:
  Saka, Anthony A. ; Agboh, Dennis K. ; Ndiritu, Simon ; Glassco, Richard A.
• Corporate Contributors:
  National Transportation Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Automated toll collection
  • Exhaust gases
  • Pollution control
  • Average travel time
  • Baltimore Metropolitan Area (Maryland)
  • Electronic toll collection (ETC)
  • Emissions mitigation
  • M-Tag
  • Mobile emission rates
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  Baltimore (Maryland) ; Maryland ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Transportation Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  The Baltimore Metropolitan Area is classified as a severe nonattainment area under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Consequently, it operates on a stringent emissions budget and is mandated to embark on mitigation measures. The area has been aggressively implementing emissions control and transportation demand management programs. One of the newest emissions control schemes in the Baltimore area is the deployment of electronic toll collection (ETC) technology, locally known as M-Tag, at the three facilities (the Fort McHenry, Baltimore Harbor, and Key Bridge toll plazas). This study investigated the potential impact of the use of ETC on average travel time and mobile emission rates at the Fort McHenry Tunnel toll plaza, which is the largest toll plaza in the State of Maryland. A secondary objective was to identify from field observations the operational problems inherent in the use of ETC.
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  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13864/dot_13864_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 64.68 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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