SPEAK OUT: Is The ICC Underused and Overpriced?
Montgomery County Council Member Phil Andrews proposes a cut in ICC tolls to get more drivers to use the road, NBC Washington reports.
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
County Council Member Says ICC Underused, Too Expensive
Montgomery County Council Member Phil Andrews proposes a cut in ICC tolls to get more drivers to use the road, NBC Washington reports.
Montgomery County Council Member Phil Andrews says a deep cut in tolls would increase traffic on the Intercounty Connector and he's calling on the state to do it, NBC Washington reported. Andrews says the $8 round-trip rush-hour toll is among the highest in the nation. He would propose "at least a trial period of several months, if not, a year when the tolls would be...cut in half, in hopes of doubling the traffic," according to the report. A decision on the toll rate is up to the Maryland Transportation Authority. A spokeswoman for the MTA told The Washington Post the ICC is meeting both traffic and revenue projections. The road was designed to carry traffic volumes projected for 2030, according to the report. Andrews said he hopes that …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Cracks Being Fixed in 10 Bridges on Intercounty Connector
One contractor disputes that the company is at fault.
Engineers for Maryland's most high-tech highway are nearly half way to mending hairline fractures found in 10 of the bridges that carry the Intercounty Connector between Gaithersburg and Laurel. Repair work has wrapped up on four of those bridges and is set to start this week on three more. But who’s to blame for cracks at two other bridges remains at question. The contractor who designed those bridges is disputing the state’s assessment that the cracks are the contractor's fault. The ICC’s western third opened in February 2011 amid a flurry of both fanfare and skepticism. Eight months later, inspectors found cracks in three bridges along that 7.2-mile stretch—known as “Contract A”—in the ICC’s “pier caps,” the concrete structures …
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Inspections Show Two ICC Bridges Have Cracks
A spokesperson for the road says it's still safe.
Maryland's newest state highway is already in trouble. Two bridges that carry Intercounty Connector drivers through East Montgomery County have cracks, state inspectors have found. The ramp near Route 29 and bridge over Route 29 and Briggs Chaney Road have cracks, WTOP reports. A spokesperson for the ICC said the bridges are safe, despite the fissures, which he said impact durability. Independent contractors will foot the bill to repair the bridges. See everything we've written about the Intercounty Connector. Last October, three cracks were found in the road's interchanges at Needwood Road, Emory Lane and Georgia Avenue. The road that stretches from Gaithersburg to Laurel cost the state about $2.56 billion. The eastern portion, from …
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Monday, April 30, 2012
ICC to Close for Overnight Road Work
Expect periodic closures between Georgia Avenue and Needwood Road this week.
Expect temporary delays due to periodic closures if you're traveling the Intercounty Connector near Rockville in the early morning hours over the next two nights. Road crews will close the entire span of the roadway between Georgia Avenue and Needwood Road periodically and for 20 minutes at a time between midnight and 5 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a news release from the State Highway Administration. The work, and closures, may be canceled in the event of rain. During the closures, eastbound traffic will be allowed to enter the ICC at the I-370/Metro Access interchange, the release said. Flagpersons will stop traffic before the first toll gantry in order to prevent motorists from being double-billed for one trip. Westbound …
Monday, November 21, 2011
ICC to I-95 Opens for Test Drives on Tuesday
Transportation officials: Traffic near the toll road may be more congested than usual.
One of the busiest travel weeks of the year could be a bit busier on roads near the Intercounty Connector as the second segment of the toll road opens to free “test drives" on Tuesday. The ICC’s second segment, which spans 10 miles from Georgia Avenue just south of Olney to Interstate 95 near Laurel, will open to traffic by 6 a.m. Tuesday, the Maryland Transportation Authority and State Highway Administration said in a news release. The first segment, spanning Interstate 370 in Gaithersburg to Georgia Avenue, opened in February. Motorists can drive the entire length of the ICC from I-370 to I-95 at no cost through midnight Dec. 4. Electronic toll collection on the entire length of the road will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 5. As holiday …
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Carleton MacDonald
11:36 am on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
It's the next exit south of MD 198 in Laurel. Coming from Baltimore on I-95, the three exits before the ICC are MD 32, MD 216, and MD 198. The ICC is also MD 200 and is clearly marked. No, don't know the exit number, but I'm originally from California which did not use them until very recently (and we still got around). more ›
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Photos: Delicate Streams Restored as Part of ICC Construction
About 3.66 miles of stream in Colesville are getting ecosystem improvements to protect streams and diversify animal life.
Hidden several feet away from ongoing construction of the Intercounty Connector, a heavily forested area protects part of one of the most important watersheds of the Anacostia River. Running simultaneously with the Maryland State Highway Administration's creation of the 18-mile East-West highway, are environmental projects like the one to restore parts of Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park in Colesville. According to the ICC's environmental manager, Rob Shreeve, the $6 million project protects streams, reduces sediment and diversifies the fish population. The project began in February 2009 and is expected to be complete in March 2012. After that, that portion of the park will be returned to the care of Maryland-National Capital Park and …
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Rachel Finnin
10:38 am on Thursday, October 6, 2011
This sounds wonderful! Why hasn't there been more publicity about it? more ›
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
VIDEO: Gov. Martin O'Malley Declares ICC Open
Montgomery and Prince George's county officials joined U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Monday morning to cut ribbon on first phase of Intercounty Connector.
Politicians and other government officials celebrated the completion of the first section of the Intercounty Connector at a ceremony along the new toll highway Monday morning. The road is scheduled to open to traffic Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 6 a.m.
Sharon
7:45 pm on Wednesday, March 9, 2011
You've got that right, Ed. I think, if we have to pay that much for the road, we should be entitled to bring some of the concrete home and make a decent home patio. LOL! more ›
Monday, February 21, 2011
Gov. O’Malley, County Leaders Open ICC With Promises of Jobs and Purple Line
Representatives from Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, along with state legislators, joined Gov. O’Malley in opening the first stretch of the 18-mile road.
Maryland leaders past and present gathered in the rain on Monday to cut a ceremonial green ribbon, opening the first segment of the Intercounty Connector, which will eventually connect Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Officials say the new toll road is just the beginning of a push toward major improvement in transportation in Washington’s Maryland suburbs. Detractors call the road that will link Interstate 370 and Interstate 95 unnecessary and a drain on the environment but lawmakers stressed that it is a necessary part of other badly needed big-ticket transit projects in the area. “It’s bigger than a road, it really is,” Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D) told the crowd of about 200 gathered at the ICC/MD200 intersection in Gaithersburg …
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Tom
2:10 am on Friday, November 11, 2011
Now we need to continue the ICC across the Potomac River to Virginia. The Purple Line and Corridor Cities will not contribute to improving the region's congestion like the additonal Potomac bridges or tunnels could do. more ›
ICC Opening Delayed 24 Hours
Possible bad weather pushes back opening the road to traffic until Wednesday.
The long-anticipated opening of MD 200—popularly known as the Intercounty Connector, or ICC—is going to have to wait another day. The possibility for bad weather tonight made officials push back the opening of the toll road from 6 a.m. tomorrow to 6 a.m. Wednesday, a spokeswoman from the Maryland Transit Authority said. "For safety and logistical reasons, we need to push the opening of the ICC about 24 hours," said Acting MDTA Executive Secretary Harold M. Bartlett. "There is transition work that must take place overnight before we can open the ICC and that work cannot take place in wet or icy conditions. This is certainly an anticipated day and we appreciate motorists' understanding that we also need Mother Nature's cooperation in this." …
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2:38 am on Saturday, April 27, 2013
"Every road ever built is necessary to keep up with population growth." This is quite possibly the stupidest thing I've read in my entire life. more ›