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Council asks administration to draft qualified support for SHA’s Alternative 2 on Ontario/Ohio–Route 40 intersection
Summary
After a lengthy presentation and public comment, Havre de Grace council asked administration to prepare a draft letter that expresses conditional support for SHA Alternative 2 while requesting additional study for pedestrian/bicycle safety, truck movements and tolling impacts; no construction or funding authorization was made.
Havre de Grace — City planners, council members and residents debated a State Highway Administration (SHA) intersection study for the Ontario/Ohio and Route 40 junction on Nov. 4, and the council directed city administration to draft a qualified letter endorsing ‘‘Alternative 2’’ for further design while requesting a set of specific refinements.
Director of Planning Tim Borsier summarized a 2020 Wallace Montgomery study that evaluated four alternatives and recommended Alternative 2 as the best value for capacity and cost. Borsier acknowledged the study is nearly five years old and lacks comprehensive pedestrian and…
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