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 lanes in both directions on both roads. The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration recommended adding toll lanes across the American Legion Bridge north […]
Planning Commission Sends Its Concerns on I-270, 495 Road Widening to State
During the Oct. 21 Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission meeting, board members reiterated their “major concerns” with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration’s Managed Lanes Study for I-495 and I-270. Its final comments, including a long list of what M-NCPPC considers “serious deficiencies,” will be sent to the SHA by Nov. 6, […]
Maryland Holiday Driving Tips
If you’re not stuffing a turkey this Thanksgiving, then it’s likely that you’re stuffing a suitcase and heading out on the road for what is commonly known as the most heavily traveled holiday. The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) offers its recipe for a smooth Thanksgiving road trip, and it starts with 511. Know before […]
O’Malley Announces 42 Trail Grant Winners
In another step forward for his Cycle Maryland Initiative and for his Statewide Trails Vision “Maryland Trails: A Greener Way To Go,” Governor Martin O’Malley today announces more than $1 million in grants for the Maryland State Highway Administration’s (SHA) Recreational Trails Program (RTP). The 2013 grants are awarded to 11 counties, 12 municipalities and […]
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