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Local economist urges commissioners to put MPO freeway proposal on agenda, calls regional loop unjustified
Summary
Adam Perdue, an urban and regional economist, asked Brazos County Commissioners to place a proposed MPO freeway/loop on a court agenda, arguing the MPO’s own forecasts do not justify the project and raising concerns about local economic benefit from consultant spending.
Adam Perdue, who identified himself as an urban and regional economist and transportation engineer, urged the Brazos County Commissioners Court on March 25 to place the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s proposed freeway/loop on the court’s agenda so officials can publicly debate the project’s justification.
Perdue said MPO population and employment forecasts do not support the proposed loop and argued that the highway would not function as a bypass because it…
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