Congressman Delaney is the group’s Honorary Chair and played a key role in its creation.
The bipartisan group of business, civic and elected leaders will press for long-term, multimodal solutions, including new express-toll lanes and regional bus-rapid-transit (BRT) using those new lanes, with the current general-purpose lanes remaining free of charge. Two project studies, the I-270/US 15 Multimodal Corridor Study and the Western Mobility Study have been on hold for decades and would be necessary to complete before any long-term construction projects to add significant new lane capacity could begin. The Fix270Now coalition is urging leaders in both parties to make restarting those project studies a top priority, and to include a multimodal express-toll and BRT alternative, running from the Virginia side of the American Legion Bridge, up the 270 Spur and the entire I-270 corridor, all the way to Frederick.
In the short term, the coalition is also supporting efforts by Governor Larry Hogan to upgrade key interchanges and provide an additional $100 million to explore innovative congestion management strategies.
Previous studies show adding new toll lanes, integrated with a regional BRT system that includes the long-planned Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT), would improve peak-hours speeds for outbound travelers in the afternoon rush-hour by up to 87%, and for inbound morning rush-hour travelers by up to 70%.
Maryland cannot afford further delay on proven steps to keep us moving in the state’s number-one job-creation corridor. This effort is critical to support our region’s future economic vitality and protect our quality-of-life.
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Let’s get Maryland moving!
Morning rush-hour conditions form the perfect backdrop for the launching of Fix270Now.