Capital Beltway Accord

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not a tunnel for the upper Potomac crossing instead of a bridge? Baltimore & Hampton Roads have tunnels. That would not impact the C&O canal or the Ag. Reserve.

A tunnel is too expensive and the context here is that MD doesn't want to make it easier to get to IAD at BWI's expense.

[Anonymous]

I've heard that the reason there are so many tunnels in Hampton Roads is that the Navy was concerned that the Russians or a terrorist would bomb a bridge and trap the Navy ships in the harbor.

As for expense -- look at how much the Mixing Bowl re-do cost. A tunnel would be in the same ballpark.

I've heard that argument about access to Dulles, but BWI seems to be doing very well right now. The ICC must have helped.