The preferred alternative has two parts, two toll lanes and GP lanes that are the free lane part of the toll expansion – where 85% to 90% of the commuters travel. The disastrous chokepoint created by the decision to terminate the Beltway toll lanes between the I-270 spurs means that the no build alternative has faster round trips and evening peak trips (significant shorter travel times) compared to the general purpose (GP) lanes of the toll road (the preferred alternative).Of course, acknowledging its value would undermine the rationale for the 495/270 toll project. But it insists on telling public officials its benefits are temporary – if temporary means at least 25 years. You would think that MDOT would be proud of this project because current and future commuters would love it. If you started a trip at Clarksburg and traveled to the River Road exit you would save close to 20 minutes, now through 2045. ![]() the pre-pandemic 26.2 minutes, average speed for the trip 46 mph vs. MDOT’s own data shows the travel times in 2045 for southbound I-270 morning trips from I-370 to destinations such as River Road, Clara Barton Parkway and George Washington Parkway will be 40% to 50% faster for the no build alternative than the former travel times for pre-pandemic trips.įor example, the trip from I-370 to River Road on the Beltway will take half the time it took pre-pandemic (13 minutes vs.
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