Changes along Interstate 270 in Maryland, new toll lanes on Interstate 66 outside the Capital Beltway in Virginia and the conversion of the Interstate 395 HOV lanes to toll lanes near the Pentagon all took steps forward Wednesday.
The $100 million interchange and technology improvements for I-270, and the plans for toll lanes on I-66, were approved for required air quality testing by the region’s Transportation Planning Board.
Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board separately approved a memorandum of understanding with the Pentagon about construction and maintenance tied to the toll-lane extension up I-395.
One primary feature of the conversion of those HOV lanes to toll lanes is a significant change to improve traffic flow for cars and buses going to and from the Pentagon, which the memorandum shows is expected to cost up to $10 million.
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