Tunnel Restrictions In Baltimore MD

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  1. Brettj3876

    Brettj3876 Road Train Member

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    I hated taking the fort mchenry tunnel, doing construction and having to get off on MLK in mid morning. You delivering in the city? I used to do a baltimore run once a wk when I was doing food service. mostly around the inner loop. Pretty ghetto in some areas
     
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  3. Muto

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    Thanks Traxi, I worked for a company in Linthicum,MD years ago and i swore they used the tunnel all the time loaded with diesel but that was back before placards had a 4 digit un number. And now everyone i've talked to say's i can't go through placarded 1993 Flammable. I even called and MTA and talked to two different people and the best answer i got was to stop at the inspection station before the tunnel and ask which i really didn't want to do as it would be a pain in the butt if they said no and i had to find an alternate. It's sad that it is so hard to get a straight answer for a simple question from the people who should know.
     
  4. traxi

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    About 4 years ago it was legal to haul diesel through the Baltimore tunnel. I was told that the cops would pull over the tanker with 1993 placards and smell the cap to confirm it was diesel. If it smelled gas than up to $10000 fine.Even on a non restricted hwy a $1000 fine for each wrong placard
     
  5. 6wheeler

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    Stop truck, get out and remove cards. Drive through tunnel.
     
  6. Jokingypsy

    Jokingypsy Medium Load Member

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    You can pull diesel / heating oils through the harbor tunnel with a 1993 placard, no gas. most all the trucks coming out of Fairfield use I895 ( Harbor Tunnel )
     
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  8. Edjahman

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    Does anyone know if liquid carbon dioxide is ok to go through the tunnel with? It's placarded as a compressed non flammable gas.
     
  9. Mark Kling

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    Get caught get big fine.
     
  10. Mark Kling

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    Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) govern the transport of hazardous materials across our toll facilities. Under these regulations, vehicles carrying bottled propane gas in excess of 10 pounds per container (maximum of 10 containers), bulk gasoline, explosives, significant amounts of radioactive materials, and other hazardous materials are prohibited from using the Fort McHenry Tunnel (I-95) or the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (I-895). The Francis Scott Key Bridge (I-695, the Baltimore Beltway) is a convenient alternative route for crossing Baltimore's Harbor.

    http://www.mdta.maryland.gov/propane.html

    http://www.mdta.maryland.gov/toll_facilities/bht.html

    http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/shaservices/mapsbrochures/maps/oppe/trucker_back.pdf
     
  11. Blackshack46

    Blackshack46 Road Train Member

    So if I ran to the gas station and filled my 20lb propane bottle for the grill, I couldn't use the tunnel? Imagine that.
     
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