Decision on I-495/I-270 toll lanes contract delayed; project’s fate now rests with Moore, new BPW

The Maryland Department of Transportation will not seek approval of a multibillion-dollar contract to build toll lanes on Interstates 270 and 495 until late winter, after Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has left office, the agency announced on Thursday. The decision is a significant blow to the long-planned project, one of Hogan’s top transportation priorities, as its fate will soon rest with three Democrats, Gov.-elect Wes Moore, Treasurer Dereck Davis and Comptroller-elect Brooke Lierman.