 Our Mission:
To promote open discussion, study and planning of additional
Potomac River crossings between Montgomery County and Virginia.
If current Maryland state and county officials will not support
unbiased study of these needed crossings, we will assist in
the conduct of these studies. We will share this information
with elected officials and citizens in order to educate them
on the benefits that reduce air pollution, vehicle miles traveled,
road congestion and safety, and improve the region's quality
of life. Citizens
and businesses currently must drive almost three times the distance
between Maryland and N. Virginia spending four to five as much
time in traffic gridlock on over utilized I-270 and I-495.
This costs the region in terms of additional pollution, wasted
time, road safety, and gas and vehicle wear and tear.
It creates problems on local roads. It also costs the region
in other ways such as economic health and quality of life.
The combined
population of Montgomery and Fairfax counties is close to
2 million people. Incredibly, all that connects them
is the American Legion Bridge!
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