Capital Beltway Study
Public Involvement | Public Meetings
MAY 2004 OPEN HOUSES: EXPRESS TOLL LANES AND THEIR PROPOSED USE ON THE CAPITAL BELTWAY
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), State Highway Administration (SHA), and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA) conducted two Open Houses to discuss Express Toll Lanes and their applications on the Capital Beltway. These meetings reinitiated the public involvement activities for the Capital Beltway study, updated the public on the status of the study, and requested public input on the alternates that are under consideration.
The meetings were held on Monday, May 17, 2004 in Montgomery County and Tuesday, May 18, 2004 in Prince George's County. The two locations were selected for the convenience of the citizens in the area and the same information was presented at both meetings. The open house format will allow each participant to conduct a self-paced review of important study information. The displays depicting study information were available between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM. There was no formal presentation.
Summary of Public Comments from Open House:
Open House Displays for Capital Beltway:
- Project Information (PDF, 65kb)
- Project Map (PDF, 1.4mb)
- Purpose of Today's Meeting (PDF, 59kb)
- Project Planning Process (PDF, 229kb)
- Environmental Considerations (PDF, 104kb)
- Purpose and Need (PDF, 59kb)
- Study Alternatives (PDF, 729kb)
- Next Steps (PDF, 54kb)
Open House Brochure for Capital Beltway:
- May 2004 Brochure for Open House (PDF, 809kb)
Open House Displays for Express Toll Lanes:
- Purpose of Tonight's Open House (PDF, 292kb)
- Express Toll Lanes (PDF, 200kb)
- How Express Toll Lanes Work (PDF, 210kb)
- Why We Need Express Toll Lanes (PDF, 211 kb)
- Severe and Heavily Congested Freeways (PDF, 338kb)
- Why We Need Express Toll Lanes (PDF, 282kb)
- Benefits of Express Toll Lanes (PDF, 211 kb)
- Benefits of Express Toll Lanes (cont.) (PDF, 210kb)
- Managing Congestion Success Stories (PDF, 219kb)
- Example: I-15 "FasTrak" Express Toll Lanes in San Diego, CA (PDF, 214kb)
- Example: Queue Jump Study in Lee County, FL (PDF, 264kb)
- Example: SR 91 Express Lanes in Orange County, CA (PDF, 212kb)
- What the Public Thinks (PDF, 194kb)
- How Electronic Tolling Works (PDF, 196kb)
- Express Toll Lanes in Maryland (PDF, 191kb)
- Next Steps (PDF, 205kb)
Open House Brochures for Express Toll Lanes:
- Express Toll Lanes Short Brochure (PDF, 185kb)
- Express Toll Lanes Long Brochure (PDF, 371kb)
Open House Locations and Directions: