Ruppersberger Drives Home $9.6 Million for Baltimore Area Road Improvement Projects
$4.7 Million for Widening the Baltimore Beltway
$4.7 Million for Improved Access to BWI From Rt. 295
$200,000 for Traffic Study in Towson

(Washington, D.C.)-  Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) drives home $9.6 Million for Baltimore area road improvement projects. Congressman Ruppersberger supported H.R. 3, the Transportation Equity Act, which passed Congress by a vote of 417 to 9 on March 10th, 2005.

In this legislation, $4.7 million is earmarked for the widening of Interstate 695, the Baltimore Beltway, from Rt. 147 to Interstate 83. $4.7 million is earmarked for improved access to BWI from Rt. 295. $200,000 is earmarked for a traffic feasibility study in Towson to evaluate the possibility of creating a turn lane on York Road.

"These improvements to the Baltimore Beltway and Rt. 295 near BWI Airport and the Towson area traffic study are important for the safety of Marylanders. These upgrades will ease traffic congestion and help trim vital time off of people's commutes. They will allow them to spend less time commuting and more time at home with their families. I come from local government and I believe the federal government has a responsibility to help improve our nation's highways to keep people and commerce moving," said Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD).

The measure must also pass the Senate and be signed by the President before it can become law.

Related Bill: H.R. 3

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