The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) received three very competitive proposals from highly qualified private sector teams to become the developer responsible for overseeing predevelopment work on Phase 1, the American Legion Bridge I-270 to I-70 Relief Plan, of the I-495 & I-270 Public-Private Partnership (P3) Program. 

The responses are a clear indication of the significant interest among private investors in partnering with MDOT to deliver a new American Legion Bridge, and innovative options for reducing traffic congestion in the National Capital Region. MDOT will begin its review of the final proposals to select a partner committed to collaborating with community stakeholders and other partners in advancing the American Legion Bridge and I-270 improvements.

The three teams which submitted the proposals are as follows:

1. Accelerate MarylandExpress Partners: Itinera Infrastructure & Concessions Inc., Halmar International LLC, Itinera S.p.A, Atkins North America, Inc., and Gannett Fleming Inc.

2. Accelerate Maryland Partners LLC: Transurban (USA) Operations Inc., Macquarie Infrastructure Developments LLC, Dewberry Engineers Inc., and Stantec Consulting Services Inc.

3. Capital Express Mobility Partners: Cintra Global SE, John Laing Investments Limited, Ferrovial Agroman US Corp., AECOM Technical Services Inc., and HNTB Corporation

MDOT and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) expect to announce a selected proposer in February and will seek to enter into an agreement with one of the teams to begin working closely with MDOT, MDTA and all of our stakeholders on advancing the American Legion Bridge and I-270 improvements.