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Carroll County staff outline FY26 transportation priorities to submit to MDOT; projects include MD 97, MD 32, MD 26, MD 140 and MD 27
Summary
County planners presented the FY26 Maryland Department of Transportation consolidated transportation program priority letter, highlighting five highway capacity projects, two streetscape projects, the Patapsco Regional Greenway and local concerns including the Taneytown bypass and a Maryland 140 landfill turnaround safety issue.
Carroll County planning and public works staff presented the county’s proposed FY26 priorities for the Maryland Department of Transportation’s six-year Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP), telling commissioners the draft will be returned for final approval in two weeks and submitted to MDOT by the May 16 deadline.
Staff said the county’s list retains five highway-capacity projects that have appeared in recent priority letters: • Maryland 97 (from MD 496 to MD 140 in Westminster): long-term scope to widen from three lanes to five lanes with a full Meadow Branch Road interchange and pedestrian facilities; a feasibility study is complete and under internal SHA review. • Maryland 32 (from MD 26 South to the Carroll County line): ultimate widening from two to four lanes; breakout geometric…
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