Marked east-west.

Like I-795, 370 is a spur off of a 3-digit Interstate, slicing through the ever narrowing gap between the corporate limits of Gaithersburg and Rockville. For now 370 serves as a spur of I-270 leading to the parking lot for the Shady Grove Metrorail Station (Red Line), and completed in the early 1990s. The toll Intercounty Connector (ICC) will run east from I-370 to I-95 near Laurel, between MD 212 and MD 198, with a limited number of interchanges.

Now for some recent ICC history.... Montgomery County political and business leaders favored the ICC proposal, although Governor Glendening withdrew his endorsement for the project during his 1998 re-election campaign. At one point, Glendening favored the sale of the land set aside for the ICC. However, the plans were again revived under Governor Ehrlich upon taking office in 2003. The ICC received federal approval on May 30, 2006, and subsequently construction moved forward. The defeat of Ehrlich and return of Democratic state monopoly in the 2006 elections may result in the whole current ICC plan being thrown back into the courts or otherwise challenged.

Also check out SHA's Intercounty Connector Overview.

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