All four of the private-sector teams seeking to build “express toll lanes” in the Washington, D.C. suburbs have cleared their first hurdle.
The Maryland Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority announced late Friday that the four consortia who sought “shortlist” status have been granted it.
The designation means they can respond to the state’s “request for proposals” on the Hogan administration’s plans to widen portions of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) and I-270, and rebuild the American Legion Bridge.
The first portion of project’s first phase calls for four new variable toll lanes from the George Washington Parkway in Virginia to the Interstate 370 exit on I-270. Two lanes would run in each direction.
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