Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 8-601
Duty of Administration to construct, reconstruct, and repair State highways
Effective Jul 1, 2003Added by Acts 1977, c. 13, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1984, c. 447; Acts 2003, c. 294, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003.State of Maryland
- (a) The Administration shall construct, reconstruct, and repair State highways as necessary and shall maintain them in good condition.
- (b) The Department may not spend any further funds for the construction of I-95 through Prince George's County that will involve a new or reconstructed segment connecting it to any other highway in Prince George's County. The Department may not spend any further funds for the construction of a new highway, arterial, freeway, or expressway in the lands between Viers Mill Road and Northwest Branch described in the 1980 highway needs inventory as the right-of-way reserved for the Rockville Facility in Montgomery County, including the area designated as the Matthew Henson State Park under § 5-1004 of the Natural Resources Article.
(c) This prohibition does not preclude construction in the right-of-way designated as the Rockville Facility of:
- (1) Roadway crossings to facilitate traffic flow and highway safety; or
- (2) A hiker/biker trail in the lands between Viers Mill Road and Northwest Branch.
Added by Acts 1977, c. 13, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1984, c. 447; Acts 2003, c. 294, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003.
Formerly Art. 89B, § 211S.