- The ICC would increase traffic on local roads by 8%.*
- The ICC would increase vehicle miles traveled by 18% in the study area.***
- ICC would reduce the INCREASE in east-west trips on arterials by only about 3 percentage points (27% increase without the ICC, 24% increase with the ICC, on arterials that intersect Georgia Ave.). ***
- In 2020, 7.7 million miles would be driven on local roads WITHOUT the ICC.*, but 8.4 million miles driven on local roads in 2020 WITH the ICC.*
- The ICC would NOT significantly shorten east-west trips: It would save 2 minutes from Germantown to Olney, 2 minutes from Gaithersburg to Burtonsville, and 6 minutes from Gaithersburg to BWI Airport.**
- The slight benefits of the ICC would disappear if traffic modeling had properly included the induced growth predicted by the SHA's Land Use Expert Panel, the economic impact study from the University of Maryland, and the Council of Governments' regional growth forecasts. ***
*This data comes from the 1997 State Highway Administration Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the ICC.
**This data comes from a 2001 Montgomery County Council study called the "Montgomery County Transportation Policy Report."***This data comes from the 2004 State Highway Administration Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the ICC.
- The ICC would cost $2.5 billion to build, approximately $1,500 for each household in Montgomery & Prince George's counties. *
- We have already spent $6 million studying the ICC, and the MD Park and Planning estimate another $3 million to complete the DEIS.
*This data is from a statement made by Dan Wallace, MICC (Montgomery Intercounty Connector Coalition) at the Transportation Task Force Public Hearing, Nov. 17, 2003.