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[quote=Anonymous]Instead of widening the beltway and destroying homes in the process and spending $$$$ tons of money.  Why not just extend the ICC across the Potomac and connect it with Rt. 28 in NoVa which has recently been widened and converted to an expressway?  It would do several things, give us an alternate Potomac crossing and would cause less disruption as that section of MoCo is largely rural so less homes would be demolished.  If people are concerned about sprawl limit the amount of the exits (or ban them altogether from I-270 until you cross into NoVa) and continue to restrict development in that area which is part of the Agricultural Reserve.  Make it a variable toll road based on congestion to recoup the money for construction and maintenance and allow carpools and buses to use it for free (with an EZPass Flex) to give people an incentive to carpool.

I bet this would be a popular route as it would give people in Frederick, Northern MoCo/Southern HoCo, and PG County easier access to the job rich Dulles Tech Corridor and also give people working there access to more affordable housing areas.  It would take pressure off the American Legion and Point of Rocks bridges.  I support transit and denser development around transit stations but understand not everyone will be able to give up their cars. It would make it easier to get around and through our region, as we have a lot of traffic going through.  [/quote]

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