Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s plan to reduce traffic on I-270, the Capital Beltway and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway by adding private lanes could be further delayed if state legislation requiring local approval is passed.

All state agencies, including the Maryland Transportation Authority, would need approval from county governments before building toll roads under the House and Senate legislation working its way through the General Assembly.

Hogan proposed a $9 billion public-private partnership plan to create two new toll lanes—or toll lanes combined with one of 15 alternatives—to reduce congestion. The State Highway Administration earlier this month dropped eight of those alternatives from its recommendations.

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