Maryland Gov. Lawrence Hogan has proposed a comprehensive set of transportation improvements designed to improve mobility, according to a new report released today by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation research nonprofit.
According to the TRIP report, the state’s roads carry the highest traffic volume in the nation and commute lengths are the second longest in the U.S. Traffic congestion costs the state’s residents and businesses billions of dollars each year and severely constrains the number of jobs accessible to residents
Maryland’s major urban highways and roads ranked No. 1 nationally in 2017 for the average amount of traffic carried daily per-lane-mile, but the state is benefiting from this statewide program to improve accessibility and could benefit more, the report says.
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is implementing a plan to relieve congestion and enhance reliability, and Gov. Hogan has recommended his $17.8 billion multimodal congestion relief plan designed to accommodate growth and improve economic development, the report says.
It provides these details on the governor’s plan to improve the capacity, operations and safety of Maryland’s transportation system:
The TRIP report also identified the most congested portions of Maryland highways and arterial (non-freeway) roadways during weekday a.m. and p.m. peak travel hours.
