Final Section of ICC, New I-95 Interchange to Open By Monday

Drivers should see better traffic flow starting Monday morning as state highway crews open the final section of the Intercounty Connector / MD 200 to US 1 in Prince George’s County.

Crews will begin opening the ICC section Friday evening, and open the I-95 / Konterra Drive (formerly Contee Road) interchange, located between the ICC and MD 198.

Both the ICC and the new interchange will open to traffic by morning rush hour on Monday, Nov. 10, weather permitting.

The last segment of the ICC extends 1.5 miles from I-95 to US 1 in Laurel. The project also includes a partial interchange at Konterra Drive and a signalized intersection at US 1 (click here for fact sheet) near the MARC commuter station on Muirkirk Road.

Commuters will have improved access to the Muirkirk MARC Station by traveling eastbound on the ICC/MD 200 to Konterra Drive (Exit 20), turn right, then left at the traffic signal on Muirkirk Road over US 1 to a left into the entrance for the MARC station, say highway officials.

The final ICC contract included improvements to I-95 to create new lanes for access to and from the new Konterra Drive, the ICC and MD 198 interchanges (click here for project map). The consolidated exits improve safety by separating slower exiting and entering traffic from main travel lanes, officials say.

The State Highway Administration designed and built the toll highway, which is operated and maintained by the Maryland Transportation Authority. The ICC is an all-electronic, variably priced toll facility, where higher tolls are charged during peak travel times: Monday through Friday, between 6 and 9 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. The ICC per-mile toll rates will remain the same with the opening to US 1.

The state will also open a new I-95 interchange at Konterra Drive by Monday. Located along I-95 between the ICC and MD 198, the new interchange will serve Konterra Drive, which extends from Old Gunpowder Road to the west to Muirkirk Road to the east, providing better access to the Laurel Regional Hospital and a future 2,200-acre mixed-use development at Konterra.

Drivers should use caution when traveling through the area over the weekend while crews open the connecting ramps, roads and CD lanes in phases.