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US 1:

Summary:

Segment	Type of Access	Approximate Length	View Pictures
Washington DC border to Bel Air	4-lane Boulevard (with brief 6-8 lane segments)	54 miles
Bel Air Bypass	2-4 lane Expressway	5 miles
Hickory Bypass	4-lane Expressway	4 miles	View Pictures (Brian Polidoro)
Hickory to MD 273	Rural Highway	15 miles	View Pictures (AARoads)
MD 273 to the Pennsylvania state line	2-lane Expressway	5 miles	View Pictures (AARoads)

History:

Date	Activity
Early 1960's	Bel Air Bypass 2-lane complete
2000	Hickory Bypass complete
2002	ROW purchased to 4-lane the 2-lane parts of the Bel Air Bypass

Junction Log (northbound - Bel Air Bypass):

Junction	Type of Access
MD 147 south / Business US 1 north	signal
South MD 24	signal (MD 24 provides an expressway connection to I-95)
North MD 24 / South MD 924	partial cloverleaf
Business US 1 / MD 23	2 signals (MD 23 continues the expressway to the northwest)

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MD 4:

Summary:

Segment	Type of Highway	Length	View Pictures
Washington DC border to MD 223 at Meadows	4-lane Expressway (Upgrade to freeway proposed from Capital Beltway to MD 223)	7 miles
MD 223 at Meadows to MD 258 at Bristol	4-lane Freeway	8 miles
MD 258 at Bristol to MD 260 at Lyons Creek	4-lane Expressway	2 miles	View Pictures (AARoads)
MD 260 at Lyons Creek to MD 264 at Port Republic	4-lane Arterial (Upgrade to expressway proposed)	21 miles	View Pictures (AARoads)
MD 264 at Port Republic to the Patuxent River	4-lane Expressway	15 miles	View Picture (MDRoads)
Patuxent River to MD 235	2-lane Expressway	4 miles	View Picture of Bridge (MDRoads)
MD 235 to MD 5 at Leonardtown	2-lane Highway	7 miles

History:

Date	Activity
June 23, 2003	Interchange at MD 260 opened
2004	Access control purchase between MD 260 and MD 264 is an ongoing project and began in 2004.

Junction Log (northbound):

Junction	Type of Access
MD 260	interchange
Lower Pindel Rd	at-grade
Freeway segment
Dower House Rd / Marlboro Pike	signal
Suitland Pkwy / Presidential Pkwy	signal
Armstrong Lane	at-grade
Westphalia Rd	signal
Capital Beltway (I-95 / I-495)	cloverleaf
Forestville Rd, Donnel Dr, Walters Ln, Regency Pkwy, Parkland Dr, MD 458 (Silver Hill Rd), Penn Crossing Dr, Brooks Dr, Quarter Ave / Spaulding Dr, Alton St / Shadyside Ave	10 signals in a row
Cedar Hill Cemetery	at-grade
Southern Ave	signal (DC border - expressway ends)

Future Improvements:

Segment	Planned Improvements
Washington DC border to I-95	A $1 million project for pedestrian safety improvements along the MD 4 expressway from Wallers Lane to Parkland Drive is under construction.
I-95 to MD 223 at Meadows	The 4-lane expressway is planned to be upgraded to a 4-lane freeway: Short-term Improvements: An interchange is planned at the Suitland Parkway. ROW purchase will begin in 2006 and construction will begin in 2008. Long-term Improvements: $1,615,000 was appropriated in 2004 to plan for the eventual freeway upgrade. No funding is currently in place for further action on this plan.
MD 260 at Lyons Creek to MD 264 at Port Republic	A variety of improvements are planned to upgrade the 4-lane arterial segment of MD 4: Short-term Improvements: Intersection improvements are planned at MD 263 in 2005 and MD 231 in 2007. Mid-term Improvements: MD 4 will be widened to 6-lanes through Prince Frederick. Engineering and ROW purchase is complete, but funding is currently not available for construction. Long-term Improvements: The 4-lane Arterial segment will be upgraded to an expressway, with access only at public roads. Access control purchases are currently underway by willing sellers, but only $953,000 per year is available to buy access rights from properties along the highway.
Patuxent River to MD 235	The only improvement planned for the 2-lane expressway segment of MD 4 is a $200,000 project for geometric improvements at the Fairgrounds Road intersection. The project is scheduled for construction in 2006.

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MD 4 at MDRoads (Mike Pruett)

MD 5:

Segment	Type of Highway
Point Lookout to MD 4	2-lane Highway
Leonardtown Bypass (MD 4 to MD 245)	2-lane Expressway
MD 245 to MD 243	4-lane Boulevard
MD 243 to MD 234	4-lane Arterial
MD 234 to MD 235	2-lane Highway
MD 235 to Hughesville	4-lane Arterial
Through Hughesville	4-lane Boulevard (Freeway bypass under construction)
Hughesville to US 301	4-lane Arterial
US 301 to Washington DC	4-lane Expressway

Future Improvements:

Segment	Planned Improvements
Hughesville Bypass	The bypass is currently under construction. The construction contract was let on July 15, 2004, groundbreaking was held on November 5, 2004, and the highway is expected to open in July 2007.
US 301 to the Capital Beltway	Short-term Improvements - A new interchange is MD 373 is currently in the engineering stage. Long-term Improvements - A study is underway to determine whether MD 5 should be upgraded to a freeway from US 301 to the Capital Beltway

Junction Log (northbound):

Junction	Type of Access
US 301	y interchange
MD 373 (Accokeek Rd)	signal. Interchange planned.
Brandywine Rd	signal. Interchange planned.
Moores Rd / Crestwood Ave	at-grade. The only one between US 301 and I-495 not planned to be upgraded to an interchange.
Earnshaw Dr / Burch Shaw Rd	at-grade. An interchange is planned, but not funded.
Surratts Rd	at-grade. An interchange is planned, but not funded.
MD 223	SPUI
Malcolm Rd / Shultz Rd	diamond
Coventry Way	SPUI or diamond
Alexandria Ferry Rd / Kirby Rd / Old Branch Ave	turnoff (no bridge)
MD 337	SPUI
Deerpond Ln / Linda Ln	folded diamond
I-95 / I-495 / Capital Beltway	cloverleaf
Auth Rd	signal
Auth Way	signal
Beech Place	signal
Old Branch Ave	at-grade
MD 414	interchange
Shopping center	signal
Silver Hill Rd / Iverson St	signal
Colebrooke Dr	signal
MD 414 (Bonita St / 32nd Ave)	at-grade
Curtis Dr	signal
Naylor Rd	signal (Here driveways start and the median ends, one block before the Suitland Parkway interchange at the Washington DC border)

Map:
To see a map of the under construction Hughesville Bypass click here. Scroll down to “Public Facility Planning.”