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St. Mary's County to fund FDR Boulevard land acquisition; construction timing pushed back
Summary
Commissioners agreed to keep $1.712 million in the FY2013 CIP for land acquisition on the FDR Boulevard corridor (phases 1 and 3) and to delay large-scale construction funding one year to allow acquisition and design to finish, after staff presented traffic and property‑acquisition details.
St. Mary's County commissioners directed staff to retain $1,712,200 in the FY2013 capital plan for land acquisition along FDR Boulevard and signaled a majority preference to delay full construction funding so design and property purchases can be completed first.
The decision came after county project lead Miss Erickson told the board that State Highway Administration counts put Maryland Route 235 traffic between about 48,000 and 59,000 vehicles per day and that completing an uninterrupted section of FDR Boulevard from Maryland Route 4 to Peg Road could remove roughly 10,000 trips per day from 235. “We advise that about 10,000 trips per…
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