I-495/I-95 (Capital Beltway) improvements PPP project in Maryland

project in planning

I-495/I-95 (Capital Beltway), located within Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, is the most congested and most unreliable freeway in Maryland. The 42- mile Maryland portion of the Capital Beltway serves over 200,000 interstate, regional and local travelers on a daily basis, including over 240,000 in certain segments. Traffic conditions include regular occurrences of very congested or gridlock conditions for approximately 10 hours per day. This condition will continue to worsen as traffic volumes increase due to the growing number of households and jobs in the region.In 2004, after studying a full range of highway alternatives, MDOT identified two Build Alternates:Six General Purpose and four Express Toll Lanes; andEight General Purpose and two Express Toll Lanes.Both Build Alternates included four direct access points and various improvements at other interchanges.