The lawsuit alleges the ongoing construction to expand the I-495 toll lanes “has and will cause severe damage” to health, property, and the environment.

“This is essentially a vote of no confidence for the project” to add lanes to portions of I-495 and I-270, said Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass.

A truck carrying 70,000 pounds worth of pineapples and blueberries overturned on I-495 near Bethesda earlier this morning, snarling traffic and forcing workers into an impromptu (yet healthy) clean-up.