On Wednesday, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Transportation Planning Board is expected to decide whether a proposal to bring express lanes to the southern side of Interstate 495 should remain on the table.

The project, which has been pushed by the Virginia Department of Transportation since 2022, would add 11 miles of new express lanes from the Springfield Interchange in Fairfax County, Virginia, crossing the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and ending at the Maryland Route 210 interchange in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

The proposal has drawn mixed reactions from board members, whose approval is needed. Among those weighing in is David Snyder, a longtime board member and Falls Church City Council member, who said everyone agrees improvements are needed.

“The question is,

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