Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Maryland's Intercounty Connector speed limit to be raised to 60 mph

The speed limit on Maryland's Intercounty Connector will be raised from 55 mph to 60 mph March 31, state officials announced Monday.

The move comes after a months-long engineering study and drivers' complaints that the speed limit was too low on the toll road, which opened in November 2011 and stretches from Interstate 370 in Montgomery County to Interstate 95 in Prince George's County. The agency in charge of the road predicts the new limit will save drivers 1.5 minutes of travel time if they're traveling the entire 18-mile length of the highway.

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