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Northern Potomac Crossing (Techway) – Construct limited access parkway and transit corridor with new Potomac River Bridge linking Dulles/Reston with Rockville-Gaithersburg.  Carries 100,000 vehicles per day, reduces trip lengths and times and diverts trips from Capital Beltway/American Legion Bridge.

Western Transportation Corridor – Identify and protect corridor and construct limited access parkway linking Fredericksburg and Stafford Counties in Virginia with Frederick and Montgomery Counties in Maryland.  Connects communities home to 4 in 10 area residents in 2025.

Route 28 – Widen to 8-lane limited access freeway between I-66 and Route 7.

Third I-66 Lane Inside Beltway – Construct one new lane in each direction to reduce congestion, improve regional security, and protect neighborhoods from cut-through traffic.

I-66 Outside Beltway – Rehabilitate exisiting road foundation and upgrade to new multi-modal facility with additional conventional lanes and rail extension right-of-way.

I-66/Route 29 Gainesville Interchange – Expedite construction.

Fairfax County Parkway Upgrade – Expedite construction of Engineering Proving Grounds segment to I-95.  Accelerate conversion of signalized intersections to grade-separated interchanges and entire facility to originally planned limited access design to improve traffic flow and air quality.

Loudoun County Parkway – Complete construction by 2012 and limit access points.

Tri-County Parkway – Construct on master plan allignment.

Route 7 Upgrade – Re-construct as limited access facility with a minimum of three lanes in each direction between the Fairfax/Loudoun County line and Dulles Toll Road in Tysons Corner.

Route 9 Relocation – Preserve right-of-way to allow for relocation west of Hillsboro on new limited access corridor connecting to Route 7 at Purcellville.

Route 15 Relocation – Preserve right-of-way to allow for relocation and construction of a 4-lane, limited access facility north of Leesburg and east of Lucketts connecting to a new Potomac River bridge east of Point of Rocks.

Route 234 Bypass/Prince William Parkway – Upgrade to limited access facility with grade-separated interchanges between Route 28 and I-66.

Route 234 Extended – Construct as limited access facility between I-66 and Route 50.

Route 659/Belmont Ridge Road – Upgrade to four lanes with limited access points, design speed of 60 mph between Route 7 and Route 50 and connecting to Route 234 Extended.

Dulles Loop – Upgrade to 18-mile circumferential consisting of portions of Routes 28, 50, and 606 to improve traffic flow around and access to Dulles Airport.

Eastern Bypass – Advance limited access parkway between I-95 and an upgraded Maryland Route 301 or alternative parallel corridor to connect outer jurisdictions and improve I-95, Capital Beltway and Wilson Bridge traffic flow.

MD Intercounty Connector - Complete construction by 2011.