History
What is now I-370 was originally proposed as part of the Intercounty Connector in the late 1970s. The I-370 freeway opened in the late 1980s to connect I-270 to the Shady Grove Metro station. When built, the freeway was four lanes wide and cost $169 million, with federal funds paying for most of the road. At this time, the remainder of the Intercounty Connector was not built. In 2007, construction began on MD 200, which was to head east from I-370. At this time, the ramp from Shady Grove Road to westbound I-370 was shifted to a new alignment. In 2009, the lanes along I-370 were shifted to allow for construction of the MD 200 interchange. Construction on this segment of MD 200 was completed in February 2011, with the road opening to traffic on February 23. As a result of the completion of MD 200, the eastern terminus of I-370 was truncated to the west end of MD 200, with the freeway connection to the Shady Grove Metro station becoming MD 200A.
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