The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel and its eighteen-
mile thruway opened to traffic on November 30,
1957. Designated 1-895, the Tunnel provides a
major north-south bypass of Baltimore City.

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, for-
merly Northeastern Expressway, was constructed
with revenue bond proceeds authorized in 1956
(Chapter 1, Acts of the Special Session of 1956).
This toll road, a part of Interstate Route 95, was
opened to traffic on November 14, 1963. Its forty-
two miles extend from the Delaware State line to
White Marsh Boulevard, north of Baltimore. Ad-
ministrative offices of the John F. Kennedy Me-
morial Highway are located at the Perryville Pla-
za Barrier, where tolls for through traffic are
collected.

The State's four toll bridges, two tunnels, and
one toll road are financed, constructed, operated,
and maintained solely through the tolls charged to
users (Code Transportation Article, sees. 4-101
through 4-404).

PUBLIC INFORMATION SOURCES

Traffic and Road Condition Reports
Telephone: 355-2080/1

Public Affairs Office Telephone: 563-7104,
ext. 204

MASS TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

Ronald J. Hartman, Administrator/General
Manager

1 Market Center
300 W. Lexington St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 333-3434
MTA Police: 333-3550

The Mass Transit Administration was created
as part of the Department of Transportation in
1970 (Chapter 526, Acts of 1970). The Adminis-
tration originated as the Metropolitan Transit Au-
thority, established in 1961 (Chapter 670, Acts of
1961) and reformed in 1969 (Chapter 160, Acts of
1969).

As the public transit arm of the Department,
the Mass Transit Administration operates and
maintains the public bus system and is responsible
for the development, construction, and operation
of the Baltimore Metro. These operational and de-
velopmental activities are conducted within the
Administration's metropolitan service area, which

encompasses Anne Arundel County, Baltimore
City, and Baltimore County. Commuter bus ser-
vice also has begun to link Howard and Harford
Counties to Baltimore City. In addition, the agen-
cy administers a program that provides technical
and financial assistance to develop or improve
public transportation in small urban areas
throughout the State (Code Transportation Arti-
cle, sees. 7-101 through 7-706).

MASS TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Chairperson: Vema L. Day

Mable Brooks; Mervin I. Coblenzer; Cheryl D.
Emerson; Gwendolyn A. Johnson; Michael E.
Johnson; Hattie Jones; Keith N. Kuhn; Joseph C.
McHugh; Howard J. Needle; Wilbert L. Taylor;
Earl W. Wolfe.

STATE AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

Theodore E. Mathison, Administrator
Nicholas J. Schaus, Deputy Administrator

P.O. Box 8766
BWI Airport 21240 Telephone: 682-7100

Martin State Airport
Box 1
701 Wilson Point Rd.
Baltimore 21220 Telephone: 682-8800

The State Aviation Administration's origins
trace to 1929 when the State Aviation Commis-
sion was established (Chapter 318, Acts of 1929).
The Administration replaced the Commission and
was made a unit of the Department of Transpor-
tation in 1970 (Chapter 526, Acts of 1970). The
Administration develops and operates airports
and fosters and regulates aeronautical activity
within the State. The Administrator is appointed
by the Secretary of Transportation with the ap-
proval of the Governor.

By Chapter 180, Acts of 1972, the operation of
Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Air-
port, the State's major air carrier facility, was as-
signed to the State Aviation Administration. The
Act authorized the State to purchase Baltimore
Washington International Airport from Baltimore
City. The same Act abolished the Friendship In-
ternational Airport Authority, originally created
in 1970 (Chapter 529, Acts of 1970). Friendship
Airport was renamed BWI in 1973.