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Havre de Grace council asks staff to draft letter supporting study of Alternative 2 for Ontario/Otsego intersection, with caveats
Summary
After years of concern about congestion and safety at the Route 155/Route 40 (Ontario/Otsego) intersection, council asked staff to draft a letter endorsing state study of Alternative 2 — while requesting additional analysis of toll impacts, pedestrian and bicycle safety, Route 40 crossing mitigation and other local constraints.
Council members on Nov. 4 signaled conditional support for a state-led redesign of the Ontario/Otsego intersection — a longstanding congestion and safety concern — asking city staff to draft a letter endorsing Alternative 2 for further study while listing local issues the state must examine.
Planning Director Tim Borsier briefed the council on a 2020 study by the State Highway Administration and Wallace Montgomery that evaluated four reconfiguration options. He said the study rated Alternatives 2 and 4 as the best capacity solutions, and SHA advised that Alternative 2 “provides the best results, with the lowest cost.” Borsier and staff also noted the 2020 study did not fully address truck…
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