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I -95 a t Be lvid e re Ro a d T ra nspo rta tio n I mpro ve me nt Stud y WE L COME VI RT UAL PROJE CT UPDAT E MAY 19, 2020

Pro je c t I ntro d uc tio n/ Ove rvie w u T he Ma ryla nd T ra nspo rta tio n Autho rity (MDT A), in c o o rd ina tio n with the F e d e ra l Hig hwa y Ad ministra tio n (F HWA), is c o nd uc ting a Na tio na l E nviro nme nta l Po lic y Ac t (NE PA) stud y to id e ntify po te ntia l impro ve me nts to Inte rsta te 95 (I -95), Be lvid e re Ro a d a nd o the r ne a rb y tra nspo rta tio n fa c ilitie s b e twe e n MD 272 a nd MD 222 in Ce c il Co unty, MD u I -95 is a ma jo r c o rrid o r suppo rting pa sse ng e r a nd fre ig ht tra nspo rta tio n a lo ng the e a ste rn se a b o a rd , inc lud ing Ma ryla nd . I-95 links Ce c il Co unty with ma jo r me tro po lita n a re a s a nd tra nspo rta tio n hub s, suc h a s Ba ltimo re a nd Phila d e lphia . u T he Pro je c t Stud y Are a g e ne ra lly e xte nd s a lo ng I 95 b e twe e n MD 222 a nd MD 272. I t inc lud e s the e xisting a nd future b o und a ry o f the Princ ipio Busine ss Pa rk, whic h is lo c a te d so uth o f I-95 a lo ng Be lvid e re Ro a d , within the Ce c il Co unty-d e sig na te d Princ ipio E nte rp rise Zo ne . T he Princ ipio Busine ss Pa rk is pla nne d fo r future g ro wth. T his stud y se e ks to a d d re ss e xisting a nd future tra ve l d e ma nd linke d to this g ro wth.

Pro je c t Stud y Are a

Pro je c t Purpo se u T he pro je c t stud y b e g a n in 2018 a nd ha s inc lud e d two pub lic o pe n ho use e ve nts in 2018 a nd 2019, a s we ll a s o ng o ing o ppo rtunity fo r pub lic info rma tio n a nd c o mme nts. As pre se nte d in pre vio us o pe n ho use s the purpo se o f this pro je c t is to fa c ilita te the sa fe a nd e ffic ie nt flo w o f lo c a l, c o mmute r, a nd c o mme rc ia l ve hic le tra ffic mo ve me nts o f pe o ple a nd g o o d s a lo ng I-95 in the Be lvid e re Ro a d a re a , while pro vid ing a c o st-e ffe c tive a nd e nviro nme nta lly se nsitive multi-mo d a l tra nspo rta tio n syste m tha t suppo rts e xisting a nd future tra ve l d e ma nd , la nd use a nd d e ve lo pme nt e ffo rts tha t a re c o nsiste nt with sta te a nd C e c il Co unty pla nning po lic ie s.

Pro je c t Ne e d T hre e spe c ific ne e d s fo r the p ro je c t we re id e ntifie d : u Ac c o mmo d a te the inc r affic demand a nd eased tr o pe ra tio ns a sso c ia te d with the pro po se d d e ve lo pme nt. u Ad d re ss safety c onc er ns re la te d to a d d itio na l tra ffic , inc lud ing truc k tra ffic a sso c ia te d with the pro po se d d e ve lo pme nt. u E nsure the a b ility o f the ro a d wa y ne two rk in the vic inity o f Be lvid e re Ro a d to suppor t ec onomic development a nd jo b o ppo rtunitie s within the Ce c il Co unty Princ ipio E nte rprise Zo ne (CCPE Z).

Alte rna tive s Re ta ine d fo r De ta il Stud y u Alter native 1: No-Build u T his a lte rna tive is c a rrie d fo rwa rd a s a b a se line c o nd itio n c o mpa riso n. As pa rt o f the No -Build Alte rna tive , sho rt-te rm mino r re c o nstruc tio n, suc h a s sa fe ty upg ra d ing a nd ma inte na nc e . u Alter native 4D Option 1: Modified Par tial Clover leaf Inter c hange u T his a lte rna tive o ffe rs o ne o f the b e st o pe ra tio na l b e ne fits c o mpa re d to the full ra ng e o f pro po se d a lte rna tive s a nd re sults in the lo we st le ve l o f e nviro nme nta l impa c ts.

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E nviro nme nta l Do c ume nta tio n u T he Pre fe rre d Alte rna tive will ma inly invo lve impa c ts a sso c ia te d with tation , Natur c es , and T r affic & T r anspor al & E nvir onmental R esour uc tion . As the pro je c t pro g re sse s, we will c o ntinue to e va lua te Constr o ppo rtunitie s to a vo id , minimize a nd mitig a te impa c ts to the se impo rta nt re so urc e s a nd the c umula tive re sults o f the se inve stig a tio ns will he lp us, in c o o rd ina tio n with the F e d e ra l Hig hwa y Ad ministra tio n (F HWA), c o mple te the e nviro nme nta l d o c ume nta tio n fo r the pro je c t.

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Sta y Co nne c te d T he Ma ryla nd T ra nspo rta tio n Autho rity a nd F e d e ra l Hig hwa y Ad ministra tio n wo uld like to tha nk yo u fo r yo ur inte re st in the I-95 a t Be lvid e re Ro a d T ra nspo rta tio n Impro ve me nt Virtua l Pro je c t Upd a te . Mr . Car l Chamber lin Ms. Melissa Bogda n Pro je c t Ma na g e r Co mmunity Re la tio ns Divisio n o f Pla nning a nd Pro g ra m Divisio n o f Pla nning a nd Pro g ra m De ve lo pme nt De ve lo pme nt Ma ryla nd T ra nsp o rta tio n Autho rity Ma ryla nd T ra nsp o rta tio n Autho rity 2310 Bro e ning Hig hwa y 2310 Bro e ning Hig hwa y Ba ltimo re , MD 21224 Ba ltimo re , MD 21224 410-537-5651 410-537-5675 I -95Be lvid e re Rd Stud y@ md ta .ma ryla nd .g o v