§ 8-601. Responsibility for construction and maintenance of State highways

   (a) Powers and duties in general. -- The Administration shall construct, reconstruct, and repair State highways as necessary and shall maintain them in good condition.

(b) I-95 in Prince George's County; right-of-way for Rockville Facility in Montgomery County. -- 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) Limitations on prohibition. -- 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.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 89B, § 211S; 1977, ch. 13, § 2; 1984, ch. 447; 2003, ch. 294.