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The original plan, pushed by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan since 2017, had the backing of the region s business leaders. Transportation officials said it would reduce annual drive time for the typical highway commuter by 73 hours, and it wouldn t cost taxpayers because toll revenues would finance the project.
But many local officials, community leaders and environmentalists came out strongly against widening the highways, especially with toll lanes. They cited a litany of harmful impacts on local waterways, environmental justice concerns, displacement of homes, loss of parkland, and encroachment on cultural and historic sites. And, they argued that the project would increase emissions of climate-altering greenhouse gases without easing the traffic congestion it was proposed to relieve.