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Resident urges halt to new Wares Ferry Road interchange study, cites historic-property and equity concerns
Summary
Dr. J.R. Brown told the Montgomery County Commission she opposes a proposed study for an interchange at Wares Ferry Road and I‑85, saying earlier federal reviews found it infeasible and that new work would threaten historic property and disproportionately affect low‑income residents of Mount Meigs and Cecil.
Dr. J.R. Brown told the Montgomery County Commission on Jan. 7 that she objects to a county contribution toward a new study of a proposed Wares Ferry Road interchange at I‑85, saying the work would threaten historic family property and disproportionately affect low‑income people of color in Mount Meigs and Cecil.
Brown, a resident who identified her address as West Ferry Road, said the proposed study would be the third such review of the interchange and that the Federal Highway Administration previously found a similar interchange infeasible because the outer loop is less than a mile away. “This is really a dangerous area. It's not in the best interest of the community,” she said, adding the interchange would cross two of her properties and take valuable,…
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