11/7/2022 0 Comments Maryland mdot traffic![]() ![]() It leaves you wondering if the whole approach to this project is the classic foot-in-the-door strategy, start building anything so it leaves no way to stop the next step. It is a lesson in the perils of politics dominating transportation imperatives, where decisions are made first and planning is left to clean up the mess. Sadly, my prediction has been validated with the final report on this new revised version of the toll lane plan – the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement. In Maryland Matters in July, I predicted that change would create a “chokepoint” on the Beltway between the spurs that would further weaken an already dismal toll lane project. MDOT now calls this the “preferred alternative.” The proposed toll lanes on the Beltway would end between the two I-270 spurs – going from five to three lanes – a formula for gridlock. The Maryland Department of Transportation in May announced that it would change its proposed plan for construction of toll lanes on Interstate 495 and I-270 by deferring from immediate action (but not permanently) 30 miles of toll lanes on I-495 – from the eastern I-270 spur to the MD5 highway interchange. Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration I-495 & I-270 P3 Office map. ![]()
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