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Speaker says Morganza traffic-light project still in 'design preparation' despite prior timeline
Summary
A speaker at a St. Mary's County meeting said the Morganza traffic-light project, which they expected to start in April 2024, remained in a preparatory design phase in April 2025 after county inquiries.
A meeting speaker at St. Mary's County said the Morganza traffic-light project has been delayed and, as of April 2025, appeared to be entering a design preparation stage rather than active construction.
The speaker said they had inquired about the project approximately a month earlier and received a county response two days after raising the issue: staff reported they were "preparing to begin the design phase." The speaker summarized the reply as "they're getting ready to get ready," and said the project "should have been started in April of 2024."
The speaker described frustration with the apparent slow pace, saying they were unsure whether county or state transportation staff had "even put pencil to paper yet on this." The comments specifically named MDOT in criticizing the speed of delivery and contrasted the project's intended start in April 2024 with the apparent lack of visible progress one year later.
The remarks were a request for progress and clarity rather than a formal direction or motion; no formal vote, motion, or commitment of county funds on the Morganza traffic-light project was recorded in the speaker's remarks.
The speaker closed by saying they were "not holding my breath on the speed of MDOT, nowadays," and moved on to other non-substantive items.
