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Planning board recommends removing northern M‑83; public urged council to follow suit
Summary
The Montgomery County Planning Board recommended deleting the unbuilt northern five‑mile section of the Mid County Highway (M‑83) from the county’s Master Plan of Highways and Transitways, and dozens of residents and environmental groups urged the County Council to follow that recommendation at a July 8 public hearing.
Artie Harris, chair of the Montgomery County Planning Board, told the council the board’s draft technical update to the Master Plan of Highways and Transitways recommends removing the northern extension of Mid County Highway (M‑83) between Montgomery Village and Ridge Road and updating classifications and target speeds for master‑plan roads.
“The plan is intentionally multimodal, focused on serving the people of Montgomery County,” Harris said, describing the board’s work sessions and public hearings and noting the board’s recommendation to remove the M‑83 northern extension.
Why it matters: speakers at a long public hearing pressed the council to delete the unbuilt five‑mile…
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