LAUREL, Md. — The final leg of Md. 200, the Intercounty Connector, is
open.
The new 1.5-mile segment extends the toll road east of Interstate 95 to U.S. 1
in Laurel.
Maryland officials tout the extension as providing improved access to the MARC
commuter station on Muirkirk Road via the ICC’s Exit 20 at Konterra Drive.
But motorists using Konterra Drive will have to do their homework.
On southbound Konterra Drive, there is no signage indicating where drivers
leaving the ICC should turn to get to the MARC station.
Also, drivers beginning an ICC trip from Konterra Drive are not given
information about current toll prices directly.
The toll signs didn’t have any prices on them Monday morning. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Road signs inform motorists to call 511 or consult 1670 AM to learn the
variable toll prices.
As of mid-morning Monday the recorded message on 1670 AM did not
provide
specific toll information.
“Motorists should be aware that tolls now are in effect from I-370 to US 1,”
the recorded radio message states.
The recorded radio message also informs drivers to learn how to get an EZPass
by consulting the Maryland
Transportation Authority’s website.
During off peak hours it costs $3.55 to drive the length of the toll road
between I-370 and U.S. 1.
The costs of ICC trips can be found on the Maryland
Transportation Authority’s website.
Other minor glitches observed in the early hours Monday should be easy
enough to rectify.
On the I-95 north exit ramp to ICC exits 31, 32 and 33, lights for the
overhead highway sign to eastbound U.S. 1 weren’t turned on.
On U.S. 1 south prior to the ICC the overhead message board for listing toll
rates was blank of 7:05 a.m. Monday.
Maryland’s 17.4-mile Intercounty Connector cost more than $2.56 billion to
build. It opened in three phases beginning in February 2011.
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