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that will extend I-370 to the east to US 1. The combination of the
Techway and this other extension would go a long way to form a Western Bypass of Washington, D.C. for north-south traffic on I-95. Also in 2004, the Montgomery County Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing any bridge,
130:(Clifton Road, Stringfellow Road, and Lees Corner Road). The straight part of the current Fairfax County Parkway between south of Franklin Farm Road and north of Baron Cameron Avenue is built where the beltway would have been. By contrast, a 1964 plan proposed by a consultant for
221:." By 1976, Maryland's Secretary of Transportation no longer supported state financial support of the Outer Beltway, although Montgomery County still supported it in concept. In 1980, the state of Maryland dropped the Washington Outer Beltway from its plans except for the
281:, the proponents advocated having very few interchanges on the route and emphasizing its use in making Dulles Airport and the associated office buildings in its vicinity more convenient to residents of northern Montgomery County that currently use the
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Capital Beltway. In Virginia, by the time of a 1965 plan, it was to run through southern and western Fairfax County, crossing the
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traffic study of the
American Legion Bridge showed that a significant portion of bridge users traveled between points west of that bridge, reviving the Techway concept. In addition, the Techway project was also discussed in connection with
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objected to the proposed bridge over the
Potomac River because they wanted to create state and federal parks along the river in order to protect sugar maple trees, vegetation, and bald eagles. Because of these concerns, the
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Roberts, Chalmers (June 14, 1951). "Need of Belt Highway Shown, With D.C. Hub".
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As of 2011, the Techway project is not funded and not under active study.
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Kopper, Philip (June 18, 1964). "3d Beltway Endorsed by Plans Group".
482:"Review of Transportation Guidance in Previous Comprehensive Plans"
645:"Western Transportation Corridor Study Purpose and Need Statement"
249:. The project's name refers to connecting the high-tech firms in
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asked Mineta to reconsider, but the study was cancelled.
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134:showed a 162-mile (261 km) freeway passing by
904:"Council Restates Opposition to 'Techway' Bridge"
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82:in 1951 with the caption "Ring Road suggested by
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821:"Cancelled Techway Bridge study sparks battle"
203:Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
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614:"New Routes Proposed for Beltway in County".
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771:"2003 Year in Review: The Techway"
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