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Glossary

MD 404:
MD 404's entire length is slated to be an expressway. Although this plan was first proposed in the 1960's, the only currently completed section is the Denton Bypass.

Segment Type of Highway
US 50 to Denton 2-lane Highway
Denton Bypass (as far east as Double Hills Rd) 4-lane Expressway
Denton to Delaware 2-lane Highway

History and Construction Schedule:

Segment Activity
US 301 to Denton Access control purchase is an ongoing project and began in 2004. Engineering underway for an upgrade to a 4-lane divided expressway.
Denton Bypass Complete 1987
Legion Rd to Double Hills Rd (1 mile) Construction began 2001 and was completed in December 2003.
Double Hills Rd to MD 16 (1 mile) ROW purchase began 2001. Construction will begin in 2006.
MD 16 to Delaware border Access control purchase is an ongoing project and began in 2004.

Junction Log:

Junction Type of Access
MD 328 at-grade
MD 313 interchange

 

 

MD 410:
 

Segment Type of Highway
Pennsy Dr to Riverdale Rd 4-lane Expressway

 

 

MD 665:
 

Segment Type of Highway
US 50 to Forest Drive 4-lane Expressway

 

MD 702:
 

Segment Type of Highway
I-695 to MD 150 4-lane Freeway
MD 150 to the end of the highway at Back River Neck Rd 4-lane Expressway

This is an expressway that was built along the ROW originally planned for I-695 before the route of that freeway was shifted further west.

History:

Date Status
1973 Freeway portion of MD 702 between US 40 and MD 150 built as I-695
July 1978 Freeway extension plans for MD 702 changed into plans for a partially limited access highway
1990 MD 702 extension opens with a speed limit of 40 mph
2000 Speed limit raised to 45 mph

Junction Log:

Segment Type of Access
Old Eastern Ave signal
Middleborough Rd at-grade

 

 

 

 

 

Sources:
C. P. Zilliacus, Mike Pruett,  Kent Smith, C.C. Slater, Scott Kozel, Maryland DOT, Bill Penn, John R. Cambron, Dan Moraseki, Lou Corsaro, Corey Dukes

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Last Updated: 1/17/05

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