The federal government has agreed to study ways of transferring ownership of a 19-mile stretch of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Interstate 295) to Maryland, federal and state officials announced Monday — a key step in Gov. Larry Hogan’s $9 billion highway expansion plan.
Hogan and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke have signed a non-binding general agreement to “explore potential legislative solutions” to transfer or exchange the expressway section that runs through Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties, the governor announced.
In a statement, Zinke expressed optimism for a potential trade for “land more suited to the mission of the National Park Service,” which manages the parkway under the Interior Department.
The highway, which runs between Baltimore and Washington, carries about 120,000 commuters per day.
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