I-495/I-95 INTERCHANGE DESIGN PUBLIC MEETING IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9

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What: The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is moving forward with the design of the Greenbelt Metro Interchange Project on I-95/I-495 (Capital Beltway) from US 1 to MD 295 (Baltimore/Washington Parkway) in Prince George’s County.  This 3.2-mile-long project will facilitate the planned Transit-Oriented Development at the Greenbelt Metro Station and the potential relocation of the FBI headquarters to the Greenbelt area.
 
When: Wednesday, December 9 between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
 
Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High School – Cafeteria, 7601 Hanover Parkway Greenbelt, MD 20770
 
Information:  Attendees may arrive at any time during meeting hours and walk through the display area and speak with the design engineers.
 
The project will reconstruct the partial interchange between I-95/I-495 and the Greenbelt Metro Station as a full interchange and add auxiliary lanes on I-95/I-495 between US 1 and the Baltimore/Washington Parkway to reduce congestion.  The scope also includes the reconstruction of the I-95/I-495 inner and outer loop bridges over Rhode Island Avenue and the inner loop bridge over MD 193.
 
SHA is investigating the possibility of breaking the project into phases.  The first phase would involve the reconstruction of the interchange and auxiliary lanes from the Greenbelt Metro Station to MD 201.  The second phase would focus on the auxiliary lanes from US 1 to the Greenbelt Metro Station and would include the reconstruction of the inner and outer loop bridges over Rhode Island Avenue. The final phase would focus on the auxiliary lanes from MD 201 to the Baltimore/Washington Parkway and the inner loop bridge over MD 193.
Additional information about the project is available at the interchange project website.  In case the county schools close or the emergency plan is in effect, the meeting will take place on December 15.
 
Those who would like information may contact Mr. John Webster, Project Manager, at 410-545-8531, toll-free at 1-888-228-5003 ext. 8531 or by e-mail at jwebster1@sha.state.md.us
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