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Politicians Call for More Changes to Already-Reduced Beltway Widening Plans
While several local and state officials praised the state’s decision to not widen the Beltway at the 270-495 spur through Chevy Chase and Silver Spring, they also called for more… Read More
Maryland Scales Back Beltway Widening; No Work on 495 East of 270 Spur
Maryland Department of Transportation announced today that plans to widen the Beltway will end at the 270-495 spur and will not continue east through Chevy Chase and Silver Spring. “After… Read More
Beltway Road Widening Project Would Add Four Toll Lanes
What started as 19 options to reduce traffic congestion on I-270 and I-495 has boiled down to one. State highway officials chose their preferred alternative which would add high-occupancy toll… Read More
Delegates Seek Delay in Beltway/I-270 Widening Vote
Sixty-nine members of the House of Delegates have asked the Board of Public Works to postpone action on the I-495/I-270 widening project. The project is scheduled to be up for… Read More
Motion Filed Against Beltway Toll Lanes Expansion
Several environmental and historic preservation groups filed a request for summary judgement Friday concerning the state’s proposed plans to build toll lanes along I495 and I270. According to the groups,… Read More
Transit Coalition Sues Federal Highway Administration for Road Widening Documents
The Maryland Transit Opportunities Coalition filed a lawsuit Monday against the Federal Highway Administration to obtain documents connected to the proposed toll lanes on 1495 and 1270. The 12-page suit… Read More
I270, I495 Widening Hits Roadblock; Developer Ends Involvement
Several governmental officials and environmental groups, including Nature Forward, cheered Thursday’s announcement from Transurban that it “has decided not to proceed with the Maryland Express Lanes Project” that includes the… Read More
Beltway Expansion Faces Federal Lawsuits
Four Maryland organizations filed a lawsuit to the U.S. District Court in Maryland on Oct. 11 to prevent a highway expansion project aimed at widening stretches of Interstate 270 and… Read More
Politicians, Activists Rally Against Road Widening Before Crucial Vote Wednesday
With I-270 in the background, state, county and local politicians as well as several activists rallied at Woodley Gardens Park in Rockville in opposition to the I-495, I-270 road widening… Read More
Transportation Board Will Not Conduct Environmental Analysis of 270, 495 Road Widening Project
The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board voted Wednesday to remove the I-270 and I-495 express lanes from its Air Quality Conformity Analysis, following a request from the Montgomery County… Read More
State Paves Way for Widening, Adding Toll Lanes; Elrich Calls Plan ‘Irresponsible’
The Maryland Transportation Authority Board Tuesday unanimously approved several measures that pave the way for a public-private partnership that will widen and add toll lanes on I-495 from the American… Read More
Companies Chosen to Begin Road Design Work on Beltway, I-270
State transportation officials chose two Australian companies to lead work designed to ease congestion along the Beltway and I-270 by adding toll lanes as its partner for predevelopment work. Accelerate… Read More