The free ride is coming to an end.
Starting at 12:01 a.m. Monday, motorists who want to drive on the new InterCounty Connector will need E-ZPass to use Maryland’s first all-electronic toll road.
Nearly 273,000 vehicles have used the ICC since it opened on Feb. 23, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority. The agency gave motorists a two-week trial period to test drive the highway, but will now begin collecting tolls.
With an E-ZPass, tolls for basic two-axle vehicles per one-way trip will start as low as 60 cents during the overnight period, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., and as high as $1.45 during peak traffic hours.
Anyone who drives the highway without an E-ZPass will be mailed a “Notice of Toll Due” service charge of $3 per one-way trip. The charge will be waived until April 6.
