MDTA: ICC Speed Limit To Increase To 60 MPH
The change will likely take effect on March 31.
The speed limit on the Intercounty Connector is going up, the Maryland Transportation Authority announced Monday. The ICC's speed limit will receive a 5 mph boost, to 60 from 55, according to the MDTA. The increase, likely effective on March 31, comes after an MDTA engineering study and crash analysis. With the crash analysis, traffic engineers examined vehicular crashes for the ICC’s first year of operations between I-270 and I-95. The analysis helped the MDTA confirm that the speed limit may be safely raised to 60 mph. “This is a win for everyone and will certainly please the growing number of drivers who regularly travel the ICC,” Sen. Jennie M. Forehand (D-Dist. 17) of Rockville said in a statement. “I appreciate the [MDTA] stepping …
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