The Capital Beltway near the Interstate 270 spur. Photo by Dave Dildine/WTOP.
WSSC Water, the utility that provides water and sewer service to Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, made headlines in March when it disclosed that the state’s plan to widen two highways would likely result in as much as $1 billion in new expenses, to move numerous large pipes.
Members of WSSC Water’s governing board said they would have no choice but to pass that cost along to ratepayers. At the time, they estimated the average customer would pay an extra $2,250 per household over the next 20 years.
WSSC Water, it turns out, is just one of many companies with underground assets that could be impacted by the Maryland Department of Transportation’s plan to widen the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) and I-270.
