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| Workmen finalize details for Tuesday’s opening of the ICC near Georgia Avenue and Norbeck Road. |
Drivers are reporting shorter and faster commutes on the new highway. It remains to be seen how many drivers will continue to use the ICC after the tolls kick in on Monday, December 05, 2011. And will the ICC alleviate traffic congestion on local roads, especially Norbeck Road?
Only time will tell. But if you see any problems, be sure to contact Ray Feldman of the ICC Project Office at: rfeldman@iccproject.com.
In the meantime, check out the Washington Post's guide to the ICC highway after the jump:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/post/maryland-intercounty-connector-opens-to-laurel/2011/11/22/gIQAEmkUkN_blog.html
Maryland Intercounty Connector opens to Laurel
Maryland’s Intercounty Connector opened to Laurel shortly after midnight Tuesday, according to state officials.
All interchanges were open by 12:45 a.m., officials said.
“Everything has been going very smoothly,” said Cheryl Sparks, spokeswoman for the Maryland Transportation Authority.
Drivers have been able to use six miles of the ICC between Interstate 370 in Shady Grove and Georgia
Avenue, just south of Olney, since late February.
“Everything has been going very smoothly,” said Cheryl Sparks, spokeswoman for the Maryland Transportation Authority.
Drivers have been able to use six miles of the ICC between Interstate 370 in Shady Grove and Georgia
Avenue, just south of Olney, since late February.
Motorists can travel the toll road, which provides a new east-west link in the suburbs from I-370 to I-95, for free through Dec. 4. The road’s official designation is MD 200.
Drivers without the transponders will receive a toll notice in the mail, which will include a “video tolling fee.” Starting Dec. 5, tolls for passenger cars traveling the entire highway during peak hours will be $4 each way with an E-ZPass transponder or $6 without one.
State officials said the ICC, which was debated for more than 50 years because of its environmental impact, will provide a key east-west link in Maryland’s road network beyond connecting Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.
It also will better link Montgomery’s I-270 job corridor with Howard and Baltimore counties and connect Montgomery companies with Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport and the Port of Baltimore.
The full ICC will cut the drive between Gaithersburg and BWI airport from 71 minutes to 37 minutes, officials said.
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