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Planning update recommends reducing two Germantown segments from four lanes to two
Summary
The technical update proposes reclassifying sections of Wisteria Drive and Waring Station Road in Germantown from four lanes to two and assigning a 25 mph target speed, because the corridors lack right-of-way to expand and function adequately as two-lane connectors.
Council staff identified two segments in Germantown where the Master Plan assumes four lanes but the plan lacks master-plan right-of-way to expand. The staff recommendation would reclassify the segments on Wisteria Drive and Waring Station Road as area connectors, reduce the planned lanes to two and set a target speed of 25 miles per hour.
Mr. Kenny told the committee these corridors "do not have the master plan right of way to expand to 4 lanes and are functioning well in their current alignment," and recommended the reclassification as part of Recommendation 5.b. The change is framed as an alignment of the plan with on-the-ground conditions and target-speed policy; the committee accepted the recommendation and asked that MCDOT review intersections and spacing considerations before final council action.
