The InterCounty Connector is practically a newborn baby – it only opened three weeks ago – but a Maryland delegate already wants to spark a debate about whether the highway should be put up for adoption.
Del. Mark Fisher, R-Calvert County, has introduced a bill asking the state to hire an independent consultant to study privatizing the ICC, The Gazette reported.
The sale or lease of the ICC, also known as Md. 200, could relieve the state of the debt it’s accrued to construct the new toll road, and could also provide a large one-time payment for the state, according to the legislation. In exchange, a private company would have the right to set toll rates and collect tolls on the road.
“If we’re looking at raising gas taxes 10 cents a gallon, which I oppose, why aren’t we looking at ways of saving taxpayers money on current and future roads?” Fisher told The Gazette.
