{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-8-601","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Transportation § 8–601","heading":"","body":"(a) The Administration shall construct, reconstruct, and repair State highways as necessary and shall maintain them in good condition.\n(b) 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.\n(c) This prohibition does not preclude construction in the right-of-way designated as the Rockville Facility of:\n(1) Roadway crossings to facilitate traffic flow and highway safety; or\n(2) A hiker/biker trail in the lands between Viers Mill Road and Northwest Branch.","path":["Article - Transportation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr\u0026section=8-601","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:38Z","sha256":"10aa8d9e4125c174179ac932f5d3de95bf70eb52006025a1d1a55bfb382645a3","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-8-508","next":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-8-601.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}