Paint Branch Parkway: US 1 to MD 201

Location:	Prince George's County. Maryland
Clients:	Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation

Calvert Road was a 4-lane roadway connecting US 1 and MD 201 in College Park. With the construction of WMATA's Metro Green Line along the CSX track, Calvert Road needed to be closed at the railroad. We performed the project planning study to develop and evaluate alternative routes, with the 2.5 mile long selected alternative (now known as Paint Branch Parkway) having an underpass at the CSX/Green Line crossing and intersecting US 1 opposite the University of Maryland's North Gate.

Issues of particular concern included the College Park Airport (oldest continually operating airport in the world and a site of flights by the Wright brothers), parkland, floodplain, wetlands, business displacements, and community impact. Our work included preliminary engineering, environmental analyses (air, noise, natural environment, socioeconomic), preparation of environmental documents, and coordination with the public and regulatory agencies.