Expect years of construction: Md. Beltway, I-270 toll lanes to be built in phases from Legion Bridge

WTOP ^ | November 19, 2018 | Max Smith

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

PING.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Maryland “Freak State” PING!

[Bonemaker]

“That construction is due to start next year, and be completed in 2026.”

Yeah, right. Between government incompetence and corruption and union treachery more like 2126. The pyramids were probably built faster than this boondoggle will be.

[nd76]

What is most needed is a new bridge over the Potomac, which would connect I-370 and the “Inter-County Connector” (MD 200) with routes 7 and 28 at the Fairfax-Loudoun county line in VA.

The NIMBYs in MD don’t want it; there is no crossing over the Potomac for 40 miles between the Beltway and US 15 between Frederick and Leesburg (if you don’t count the tiny General Jubal Early 6 car rope ferry at White’s Ferry).

[Jim Noble]

I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit.

It’s the only way to be sure.

[golux]

Oh, good!

Your tax dollars are for roads...

But thank God, our government,

in partnership with private companies, (Bayer? Krupp?)

Has seen fit to find new ways to collect more money from you,

so that poor people making $20/hr or so, or more, or less,

can wait in traffic,

while rich people

(and government employees, (of course) with their special "passes"

(paid for by taxpayers,)

at $2, then $5, then $20 a go...

(Where's the Verrazano now?)

whiz through their commutes like the Ubermenschen they know they are,

thanks to your local governments...

Obsessed with the important things, like diversity, and equality.

[Fraxinus]

Agree on the bridge, there is no other option that could reduce traffic on the beltway and 270 anywhere near as much.

As for congestion relief, I believe that one of the more cost effective options is to advertise the MARC trains in the Frederic through Clarksburg area. Would get maximum effects within about 3 Months of choosing to spend the money, but also need to have low expectations for maximum congestion relief.

[Bonemaker]

[central_va]

And no Geaseman to listen too....

[the OlLine Rebel]

Actually White’s Ferry holds alot more than 6 cars. I always thought it was small, but it ain’t THAT small.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Wasn’t that from some “incident” on the highway a few years back? Like a criminal car chase or something?

[Boiler Plate]

Greaseman?

[Boiler Plate]

You can catch Podcasts from the “Grease” now.

[central_va]

Greaseman made the commute bearable. He was on DC 101.

[VeniVidiVici]

Get me the FO of this area.

[cnsmom]

I love the Ferry and Point of Rocks Bridge to Lovetsville is a nice ride.

[Palio di Siena]

The 301 bridge over the Potomac needs replacement as well

[Freee-dame]

Exactly correct. The wealthy elites who live anywhere near the Potomac River do not want any big roads near their estates. It is crazy (evil) that a person going from Gaithersburg to Dulles has to go down and get on the DC. Beltway.

There also needs to be an interstate that goes from New York to Richmond without using the DC beltway. Again it’s a NIMBY situation, though here I think that it’s more of a swamp power rather than an elite thing.

[central_va]

Not for the feint of heart.