US 301 Additional Upgrade Alternatives
Recently, SHA was asked to consider two additional upgrade alternatives as part of the US 301 Waldorf Area transportation Improvements Project. These alternatives were originally developed and analyzed during the previous US 301 Southern Corridor Transportation Study conducted in the late 1990s. Alternative 3 and 4 propose extensive modifications along the existing US 301 corridor and are outlined below.
Alternative 3
This alternative concept proposes upgrading existing US 301 to a 6-lane, fully access-controlled freeway facility from just north of Cedarville/McKendree Road to just south of Smallwood Drive. The following features would support the freeway: grade-separated interchanges along US 301 (see list below), a flyover ramp movement from US 301 southbound to MD 5 at the existing triple left turn lanes, and service roads within the access-controlled area. The service roads would be one way in each direction and provide access from US 301 to local roads and businesses. With this alternative, turning movements in the areas with service roads would be accommodated at the interchanges and all traffic signals would be removed from the US 301 mainline. An additional through-lane would be provided in both directions between the interchange at T.B. to Cedarville/McKendree Road and from Smallwood Drive south to Turkey Hill Road.
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Proposed interchange locations are:*
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Alternative 4
This alternative is similar to Alternative 3 with the following exception. Whereas Alternative 3 proposed directional service roads on both sides of US 301 within the fully access-controlled freeway segment, Alternative 4 utilized a combination of service roads and access from existing secondary roadways (Western Parkway and MD 925( to provide access to businesses.
*It has not yet been determined if US 301 will go over or under the crossroads at each interchange.
