Search Tags:  Interstate 270

Frederick Co. wants fewer residents to commute

Frederick County leaders say they want top reduce the number of residents commuting out of the county by 10 percent.

Tags: commute , Interstate 70 , Shady Grove , Eric Soter , Maryland State Highway Administration , Census , Frederick County Commissioners

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Bridge maintenance to affect parts of Frederick Co.

The drive down I-270 could become significantly slower in the next several weeks. Two bridges on the northbound and southbound side of the highway will undergo construction, possibly resulting in lane closures and detours.

Tags: Maryland State Highway Administration , alicia lozano , bennett creek , maryland route 80

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State Troopers Conduct Dui Patrol In Frederick County

The Maryland State Police Frederick Barrack and “Checkpoint Strikeforce” conducted a saturation patrol Thursday night into Friday morning, stopping 36 drivers that showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs

Tags: Maryland State Police , DUI Checkpoint , Frederick News-Post

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Northbound I-270 section to close overnight

The Maryland State Highway Administration will be closing a northbound section of Interstate 270 early Thursday morning.

Tags: Maryland State Highway Administration , Route 355 , ICC , InterCounty Connector

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First segment of ICC won't open until 2011

A project spokesperson tells WTOP the first segment of the Maryland highway will not open until next year at the earliest.

Tags: ICC , InterCounty Connector , Gaithersburg , Laurel , Adam Tuss

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Traffic and transit changes for Veterans Day

There will be a number of major traffic and transit schedule changes Thursday due to the Veterans Day holiday.

Tags: Veterans Day , HOV lanes , WMATA , Route 50 , Rock Creek Parkway , Clara Barton Parkway , Canal Road , Connecticut Avenue , 16th Street , Capitol Hill , MARC , VRE , RideOn Buses , Adam Tuss

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Expect overnight delays on I-270 Thursday

To install new Intercounty Connector signs, crews will close all four lanes on the northbound side of I-270 north of Exit 6/West Montgomery Avenue for 15 minutes at a time from midnight until 4 a.m. Thursday.

Tags: I-270 , Adam Tuss , Paul D. Shinkman , InterCounty Connector , ICC

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Why is traffic worse than usual on I-270?

If you drive Interstate 270, you know it's no picnic. But traffic volume on the roadway seems to have intensified over the last couple of weeks.

Tags: I-270 , Adam Tuss , Sprawl & Crawl , Sprawl and Crawl

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ICC work to close I-270 twice early Friday

Crews will close all four lanes of Interstate 270 overnight Friday to erect an overhead sign structure. The closures will occur between midnight and 4 a.m.

Tags: InterCounty Connector , Sprawl & Crawl , Darci Marchese , ICC , Sprawl and Crawl , I-270

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Southbound I-270 closures postponed

ICC officials have canceled sign work that would caused 15-minute closes on southbound I-270.

Tags: Maryland State Highway Administration , I-270 , Gaithersburg

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