After a Maryland plan to widen the Capital Beltway and Interstate 270 with toll lanes recently lost a key vote among Washington-area leaders, some opponents pronounced Gov. Larry Hogan’s signature transportation project dead, or close to it.
But supporters say Hogan’s administration is working to line up new votes on the region’s Transportation Planning Board, and to potentially flip others from the June 16 tally, as it seeks to revive the project as early as next month.
“I know there are discussions,” said Gaithersburg City Council member Neil Harris, a planning board member and toll lane supporter. “The assumption is that some at the [board] can be persuaded to go in a different direction.”
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