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Lawmakers hear urgent calls for I‑81 safety upgrades and faster Smart Scale timelines
Summary
At the Frederick County forum Oct. 30, officials urged state help speeding corridor projects and backing Route 37 planning to relieve local congestion and safety risks on I‑81; legislators cited engineering bandwidth and Smart Scale delays as obstacles.
Frederick County supervisors used their Oct. 30 legislative forum to press state officials for faster action on long‑running transportation projects, citing recent fatal crashes and multi‑decade project timelines.
Senator Timmy French and other legislators acknowledged I‑81 is underfunded and constrained by engineering and contractor capacity; French noted a previously budgeted…
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