On the record reports, testimony, and correspondence with (and among) area politicians and stakeholders

Files are PDFs unless otherwise noted

2023

• Oct. 3, 2023, Prince George’s County Council to Paul Wiedefeld, secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation

2022

• Sept. 29, 2022, Maryland General Assembly delegates to the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Maryland Department of Environment, Wetlands and Waterways Program

• Sept. 29, Prince George’s County mayors to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Maryland Department of Environment, Wetlands and Waterways Program

• Sept. 28, 2022, Prince George’s County officials to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Maryland Department of Environment, Wetlands and Waterways Program

• July 18, 2022, Montgomery County Executive to Pete Buttegieg, USDOT secretary, requesting additional 60 days to review the FEIS, and for MDOT to be required to respond to all substantive issues

• July 8, 2022, Montgomery County Delegation to the Maryland General Assembly letter to the Federal Highway Administration (FWHA) requesting 60-day extension to FEIS review and comment period

• April 29, 2022, Comments from the Rockville Mayor and Council to the Transportation Planning Board, objecting to inclusion of Beltway toll lanes in update to Visualize 2045

• March 28, 2022, Responses from candidates for governor to questions about toll lanes and more (link)

• March 20, 2022, letter from Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich to Federal Highway Administration, raising issues with the toll-lane project and requesting expanded SDEIS and new public comment period

• February 22, 2022, letter from Maryland General Assembly Senators and Delegates to Federal Highway Administration, requesting expanded SDEIS and new public comment period

• February 26, 2022, letter from Prince George's County Mayors to Federal Highway Administration, requesting expanded SDEIS and new public comment period

• Letter From the City of Rockville to the Federal Highway Administration citing inadequacies of MDOT's Supplementary Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Jan. 26, 2022

• All the supporting evidence of sky-high tolls, increased congestion, worsening safety, and so much more is here in the Sierra Club's submission to MDOT, signed by over 50 organizations, including DontWiden270.org

• The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission posted compelling and highly critical comments on the toll-lane P3’s Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement

2021

2019

• Letter from Maryland State Legislature to Board of Public Works, December 2, 2019 (PDF)

• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ACTION AGENDA, December 4, 2019 (PDF)

• M-NCPPC  letter to  FWHA and MDOT re: I-495/I-270 Managed Lane Study – Alternatives retained for detailed study, November 27, 2019 (PDF)

• MoCo Executive Marc Elrich letter to MDOT/Pete Rahn, re: county’s position on the managed lanes study, dated October 23, 2019

• MoCo Executive Marc Elrich’s interview with the Bethesda Beat, October 23, 2019

• Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich’s Statement on Governor’s Removal of Corridor Cities Transitway From State Transportation Plan, September 24, 2019

• M-NCPPC letter to FWHA and MDOT re Issues with NEPA Process to Date and Request for Principals Meeting, July 22, 2019

• MoCo Executive Elrich letter to National Capital Regional Transportation board/MWCOG re: alternative route (I-270 and the ICC), July 11, 2019

• MDOT Letter (with Board of Public Works Amendments), June 2019

• M-NCPPC letter to FHWA re non-concurrence, 6-2019

  • Appendix to M-NCPPC Letter, June 12, 2019

• DW270 and other groups comments on recommended ARDS 6-2019

• DW270 and other groups to MoCo officials, 6-2019

• New Mark Commons Letter Against Widening 270 ,5-2019

• Prince George’s (PG) County Council Resolution for Board of Public Works (BPW) re Baltimore-Washington (BW) Pkwy, 5-2019

• PG County Council Resolution for BPW re Public-Private Partnerships (P3s), 5-2019

  • U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) white paper on P3 risks, 12-2016

• DW270 Letter to Comptroller Peter Franchot, 5-2019

• DW270 letter to Treasurer Nancy Kopp, 5-2019

• Montgomery County Executive Mark Elrich to Planning Board, 5-2019

• MDOT Supplemental P3 pre-solicitation report, 04-2019

• Montgomery County Council position on Beltway and 270, 3-2019

  • MoCo Trans Priorities Letter to MDOT, 6-2017

• MDOT Letter to Legislators, 2-2019

2018

• DW270 and others letter to Maryland-National Capitol Parks and Planning Commissions (M-NCPPC) Commissioners, 10-2018

• City of Rockville letter to Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), 05-2018

• MDOT P3 pre-solicitation report