The July 19 Metro article on Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) seeking bids for innovative congestion management of Interstate 270 did not mention the years of previous studies and plans ["Hogan — in Potomac, not Cleveland — taps money for I-270"]. While we are waiting to find something "new," how about a simple solution to help alleviate congestion: immediate construction of a third lane in both directions from Clarksburg to Frederick?

Tens of thousands of people are being added at Clarksburg and Urbana and thousands more in Frederick County and beyond, plus a new outlet center is scheduled to open this fall. All this development is occurring with no new roads. This is insanity. I-270 is the only major north-south route through Montgomery County to serve this up-county area and the pass-through traffic trying to reach other parts of the D.C. metro area and the East Coast.

ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7uK3SoaCnn6Sku7G70q1lnKedZLyxtc2ipqerX52ys7HSZphmr5GuerW7jJ6YrJ1dqb%2BissWimmabn6O0pr%2FToqanZZ%2Bjeqp5kXBnaGpgZoNwfJZoaWtnYWiucrHCam1mbJVugW59kJ5tZpqWZ4RugI9uaGluaGiDp4WVmKqtp6Kue6nAzKU%3D