Corridor Cities Transitway
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The Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) is a proposed Script error: No such module "convert". bus rapid transit line in Maryland that would run from the Shady Grove Metro station in Gaithersburg northwest to Clarksburg.[1] The proposed master plans for Montgomery County and Frederick County provide for the eventual extension of the CCT northward along I-270 into Frederick City. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) removed the project from its priority list in 2016[2] and from the Consolidated Transportation Plan in 2019.[3] “'From all indications, the project is dead,' said state Del. Kirill Reznik (D-Montgomery)."[4]
History
On August 5, 2013, the State of Maryland announced that $100 million has been budgeted for planning, final design, and right-of-way acquisition for the first phase of the project, which comprises Script error: No such module "convert". of the route.[5] As of 2012, the Phase I cost was estimated at $545 million, and the total project cost was estimated to be $828 million. No funding has been allocated for the second phase, which would cover the remaining Script error: No such module "convert".. The state had applied for federal grants for the project in 2013.[6]
A study was performed by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) in coordination with the larger I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor Study conducted by the Maryland Department of Transportation, examining multiple options for the region including possible express toll lanes along I-270.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Funding for the project was not included in Maryland's proposed transportation budget for 2017.[2] Subsequently, the state removed the project from the development and evaluation phase of the Consolidated Transportation Plan. "The state’s change is a death knell for the long-anticipated project ... said state Del. Kirill Reznik."[3]
In 2019 MDOT spokeswoman Erin Henson said the state would only be involved if the project connected “multiple jurisdictions in more than one county." The CCT project “is solely located in one county, making Montgomery County the lead for future work on this local project.”[7]
References
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- ↑ Maryland Transit Administration. "Governor O’Malley Announces $100 Million in Transportation Investment for the CCT Project." Corridor Cities Transitway. Accessed 2013-10-15.
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External links
- CCT Studies and Reports - MTA