Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday he'll push for the repeal of last year's controversial "Road Kill Bill," which canceled transportation projects in jurisdictions all over the state.
Hogan said repealing the bill would be his administration's top priority.
In a press conference Wednesday, Hogan said he will submit emergency legislation to repeal the bill. It was passed and became law over Hogan's veto last year.
"Today I am here to announce that we will submit emergency legislation for our top priority for this legislative session, which is to push for the full and immediate repeal of this disastrous bill which will absolutely be responsible for the elimination of nearly all of the most important transportation priorities in every single jurisdiction all across the state," Hogan said. "It will wreak havoc on the entire state transportation system and usurp important authority away from local governments and away from the executive branch of state government, giving authority instead to lobbyists and special interest groups."
Maryland House Speaker Mike Busch fired back in a statement, saying that “Governor Hogan has overpromised and under-delivered on his transportation budget."
"Nonpartisan analysts reported last month that his promises are $1.6 billion overbudget, so he needs a scapegoat to explain away his inability to deliver," Busch's statement read. "The people of Maryland want a transparent government where they understand how politicians are spending their money. The law requires the Governor to simply explain his spending decisions, not hide behind them.”
The law created a scoring system that ranked transportation projects in terms of priority. Sixty-six projects were canceled.
Those projects were:
Allegany
US 220 Upgrade & relocate US 220/MD 53 from I-68 to Cresaptown
Anne Arundel
MD 3 Upgrade roadway from US 50 to MD 32
MD 175 Traffic flow improvements from MD 295 to MD 170
MD 198 Address capacity needs from MD 295 to MD 32
MD 295 Widen from MD 100 to I-195 including an interchange at Hanover Road
MD 175 National Business Parkway to McCarron Court (MD 295 interchange)
US 50 Severn River Bridge congestion relief
Baltimore City
Fixed guideway construction Green Line extension to Morgan State
Fixed guideway construction Bayview MARC to Shot Tower Metro
Baltimore County
I-795 Interchange at Dolfield Boulevard
I-695 Widen from I-83 to I-95
I-695 Widen from I-95 to MD 122
I-695 Traffic management strategies
MD 140 Widen northbound from Painters Mill Road to Garrison View Road
I-70/I-695 Triple Bridges Study to replace
Calvert
MD 4 Thomas Johnson Bridge replacement
MD 2/4 Widening from Fox Run Boulevard to Commerce Lane
Carroll
MD 32 Capacity improvements from MD 26 to I-70
MD 30 Northwoods Trail to CSX
MD 26 Operational, safety & streetscape improvements at Liberty Road/MD 32
MD 140 Capacity improvements between Market Street and Sullivan Road
Charles
US 301 Upgrades through Waldorf, including improvements at MD 5 and at MD 228/MD 5BU
Frederick
MD 180 & MD 351 Capacity and operations improvements
US 15 Improvements between I-70 and MD 26
MD 85 Widening from English Muffin Way to Grove Road
MD 85 Widening from Crestwood to Spectrum Drive
MD 180 Bridge over US 15/MD 340
I-70 Widen to six lanes between Mount Phillip Road and I-270
Garrett
US 219 Oakland Bypass
Harford
MD 159 Philadelphia Road improvement project
US 1 Construct multilane highway from MD 152 to Hickory Bypass
Howard
US 1 Improvements from the Prince George's County line to the Baltimore County line
MD 32 Widening from Linden Church Road to I-70
MD 32 Capacity improvements from MD 26 to I-70
I-70 Congestion relief from MD 32 to US 29
US 29 Widening from the Middle Patuxent River to Seneca Drive (Phase 2)
Montgomery
MD 28/MD 198 Corridor safety, capacity, and operations improvements between MD 97 and I-95
I-270, Watkins Mill Road interchange
I-495 Capacity improvements I-270 Spur to Virginia line
MD 355 Grade-separated crossing over CSXT railroad and interchange at Parklawn Drive
MD 117 Intersection capacity from I-270 to Metropolitan Grove Road (Phases 2 & 3)
MD 185 Jones Bridge Road
US 29 Stewart Lane, Tech Road, Greencastle Road, and Blackburn Road
US 29 Interchange at Musgrove Road and Fairland Road
MD 124 Reconstruct from Midcounty Highway to south of Airpark Road (Phases 2 & 3)
MD 97 Safety and accessibility in Montgomery Hills, between MD 192 and MD 390
MD 97 Interchange at MD 28
Prince George's
MD 28/MD 198 Corridor safety, capacity, and operations improvements between MD 97 and I-95
MD 202 Intersection at Brightseat Road
US 301 Upgrades through Waldorf, including improvements at MD 5 and at MD 228/MD 5BU
MD 3 Upgrade roadway from US 50 to MD 32
US 50 Improving traffic capacity and operations from the D.C. line to MD 704
MD 5 Upgrade to a multilane freeway from US 301 at T.B. to north of I-95/I-495
MD 5 Geometric improvements at MD 5 and Linda Lane
MD 450 Widen from Stonybrook Drive to west of MD 3
MD 197 Widen from Kenhill Drive to MD 450 relocated
MD 201/US 1 Capacity improve, from Capital Beltway to north of Murikirk Road
MD 210 Improve intersections from I-95/I-495 to MD 228
MD 223 Safety & operational improvements from Steed Road to MD 4
US 301 Widen from north of Mount Oak Road to US 50
MD 4 Upgrade to multilane freeway from MD 223 to I-95/I-495
MD 4 Suitland Parkway
Queen Anne's
US 50 Widen from US 301 to MD 404
St. Mary's
MD 5 Intersection Abell/Moakley Roads
MD 5 Intersection, bridge & drainage improvements at MD 246 & MD 471
MD 4 Thomas Johnson Bridge replacement
MD 5 Widen Camp Brown Road to the Park
Washington
I-70 Interchange improvements at MD 65
I-81 Reconstruction from West Virginia line to Pennsylvania line
Worcester
MD 589 Race Track Road improvements to corridor from US 50 to US 113
US 50 Replace Bridge over Sinepuxent Bay
