rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/say-no-to-i-495-and-i-270-toll-lanes?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-say-no-to-i-495-and-i-270-toll-lanes' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> In the Public Interest https://actionnetwork.org/groups/in-the-public-interest https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/141/234/normal/Beltway_I-495_Dildine_1-4096x2729.jpg Now is the time to speak up. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is soliciting comments on the Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for its $11 billion public-private partnership (P3) to widen I-495 and I-270 for privatized toll lanes.  The deadline is November 9. This project promises - $50 tolls on I-270 - More traffic on local roads - A billion dollar hike in water bills - Disruption to our communities - And even greater risk to taxpayers than the failed Purple Line P3. Show your opposition to the I-495 and I-270 project by writing an email to these public officials stating that you support the "no-build option. Letter campaign by Don't Widen 270, Citizens Against Beltway Expansion, Maryland Transit Opportunities Coalition, and In the Public Interest. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/say-no-to-i-495-and-i-270-toll-lanes