It will take approximately 3-4 years to complete construction after the necessary permits have been issued. The exciting part of Park-n-Rail™ is that it’s not only a short construction period but the construction site is only 1 mile long or 2 miles when you add both directions on I-270.

When you compare the construction of a Park-n-Rail™ site on I-270 to the one that is proposed on the beltway with 4 new lanes, the mileage differences are gigantic. As indicated above, the number of miles with a Park-n-Rail™ site on I-270 is about 2 miles long; on the beltway it would be approximately 30 miles long when you add both directions.

The construction of adding 4 lanes to the beltway will be a nightmare for our commuters. Today, it is bumper-to-bumper traffic. We cannot imagine how big the backups would be when construction begins to add 4 new lanes to the Maryland Beltway. Commuters lives will change dramatically over the 10 year construction period; many will have no choice but to find new employment.