Selection of Design and Construction Contractor Marks Another Major Milestone
ANNAPOLIS, MD(September 21, 2022)—Traffic Relief NOW Spokesman Doug Mayer today released the following statement in response to Accelerate Maryland Partners selecting Tutor Perini as the design and construction contractor for Maryland’s New American Legion Bridge I-270 Traffic Relief Plan:
“The selection of a design and construction contractor marks a major milestone for this project and is another clear sign of significant and long overdue progress. After years of interference from obscure government organizations, anti-road activists, and partisan politicians, the Traffic Relief Plan is closer than ever to being a reality.
“Traffic is back with a vengeance and there is no better solution for the millions of people stuck in soul crushing traffic than fixing the American Legion Bridge and expanding I-270 and the Capital Beltway. The time is now, and Marylanders are done waiting for something Virginia figured out years ago.”
About Traffic Relief NOW:
Traffic Relief NOW is an independent, non-profit, grassroots organization made up of over 100 businesses of all sizes and organizations dedicated to supporting real solutions to Maryland’s worst in the nation traffic congestion and encouraging both public and private investment in the state’s transportation infrastructure network. Specifically, Traffic Relief NOW is working to ensure that Maryland’s New American Legion Bridge I-270 Traffic Relief Plan is successfully implemented, constructed, and made available to citizens and commuters as soon as possible.
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