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Maryland and Virginia diverge when it comes to laying asphalt to widen highways


Maryland and Virginia diverge when it comes to laying asphalt to widen highways
Robert McCartney
Northern Virginia has widened its main highways since 2012 by adding 53 miles of privately operated tolled express lanes. It is currently constructing 33 miles more. Across the river, Maryland can’t agree to build an inch.
Does that mean the Old Dominion has a more pragmatic approach, friendly to both business and drivers? Or is the Free State just more environmentally responsible and wary of letting private companies run public services?
The answer is both, and the contrast highlights a deep difference in the political climates on opposite banks of the Potomac. ....

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Brown, Hucker say more transit needed for Beltway expansion


Brown, Hucker say more transit needed for Beltway expansion
Nonprofit opposes congressman’s ‘assertions’ on project
April 13, 2021 | 9:41 am
The Capital Beltway near the I-270 interchange in Bethesda
File photo
U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown and Montgomery County Council President Tom Hucker on Monday called for the state to consider more transit options for the Capital Beltway expansion project.
The project includes developing high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes on I-270 and the Beltway two of which will be added across the American Legion Bridge to I-270 and north on I-270 to I-370. The construction is in Phase 1 of a larger widening plan for the highways. ....

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