Announcements
New Recommended Preferred Alternative
On May 12, 2021, MDOT SHA announced Alternative 9: Phase 1 South as the new Recommended Preferred Alternative for the I-495 & I-270 Managed Lanes Study.
Phase 1 Selected Developer
On February 18, 2021, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) announced that Accelerate Maryland Partners, LLC has been selected to lead predevelopment work on Phase 1: The American Legion Bridge I-270 to I-70 Relief Plan.
MDOT Recommended Preferred Alternative
After thorough review of currently available information, including the detailed traffic analysis, environmental analysis, financial analysis, and capital costs, and input from the public and resource and regulatory agencies, MDOT SHA recommends that Alternative 9 be identified as the Preferred Alternative (MDOT RPA) in the FEIS for the I-495 & I-270 Managed Lanes Study (MLS).
Request for Proposals
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) issued Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Phase Developer for Phase 1 of the I-495 & I-270 P3 Program.
Comment Period Has Ended
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) concluded the extended public comment period for the I-495 & I-270 Managed Lanes Study Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation, which was open for over 120 days from July 10, 2020 to November 9, 2020.
Related extended public comment periods for the Joint Permit Application (JPA), for the Alteration of Any Floodplain, Waterway, Tidal or Nontidal Wetland in Maryland by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have also concluded.
Comments were accepted during the extended public comment period through multiple methods including oral testimony, online comment form, email, and letter. MDOT SHA and FHWA will review and consider all comments received, perform additional analyses, as needed, and respond to substantive comments in the Study’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). To account for the extended public comment period and to ensure we have time to take a hard look at all the comments and collaborate with stakeholders, MDOT SHA and FHWA are evaluating the timeline for release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement.
JPA Comment Period Updated
Comments on the JPA will be accepted by the USACE, Baltimore District through November 6, 2020, and by MDE through November 9, 2020.
Missed the DEIS Virtual and In-Person Public Hearings?
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Comment Period Extended to November 9, 2020
Public and agency comments on the DEIS will be accepted between July 10 and November 9, 2020.
I-495 & I-270 Managed Lanes Study Joint Public Hearings
Click here to watch the I-495 & I-270 Managed Lanes Study Virtual Public Hearing Livestream during any of our hearing dates.