Driving around Maryland just got a whole lot more expensive. For the first time in nearly two decades, our state's gas tax has risen. That's right, starting today, you're paying 3.5 cents more per gallon at the pump, not to mention on top of that, the still existing 23.5-cents-per-gallon excise tax.
Drivers of two-axle vehicles will pay $2 more to cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, as the toll jumps from $4 to $6. Tolls for the Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore Harbor Tunnel and Francis Scott Key Bridge will rise to from $3-$4 for two-axle vehicles. The toll for the Harry W. Nice Bridge will increase from to $4-$6. The cost of going over JFK Memorial Highway at Perryville on Interstate 95 and the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge on Route 40 will jump from $6-$8.
These high fees are expected to hit commuters hard. How will this effect next year's election?
Well it could mean that voters become slightly more frustrated, It's hard to imagine anyone being happy about raised fees.
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