Official Documentations on Status of Mid-County Highway Extended (M-83)
Montgomery Co Dept of Transportation (MCDOT) Draft Environmental Effects Report (DEER)
Montgomery Co Dept of Transportation (MCDOT) Draft Environmental Effects Report (DEER)
Summary: The DEER details the potential impacts of five road alternatives to building Mid-County Highway Extended (M-83):
Alt #1: No-Build Alt #2: Transportation Systems Management/Travel Demand Management Alt #4 Modified: Brink-Wightman-Snouffer School-Muncaster Mill Alt #5: MD 355 with Service Roads Alt #8: Master Plan Alignment Truncated at Watkins Mill Road Alt #9: Master Plan Alignment |
US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Information Request Letter to MCDOT
Summary: USACE requests lengthy additional information needed from MCDOT to
fully review Draft Environmental Effects Report (DEER). |
Maryland Dept of the Environment (MDE) Information Request Letter to MCDOT
Summary: MDE requests MCDOT address public comments received in Environmental Public Hearing, held August 7, 2013. MDE poses the same questions embodied in the USACE letter.
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US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Information Request Letter to MCDOT via USACE
Summary: EPA unclear whether impacts to wetlands and/or streams have been fully avoided to the maximum extent possible in DEER; challenges MCDOT’s choice of least environmentally damaging practical alternative (LEDPA).
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Montgomery Co Planning Dept, Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission
MidCounty Highway Alternatives Review Staff Recommendation
MidCounty Highway Alternatives Review Staff Recommendation
Summary: Planning Dept report recommends MCDOT evaluate a transit alternative to M-83 that includes elements of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and incorporates elements of Alternative #2 (Intersection Improvements) and Alternative #5 (MD 355) before selecting a preferred road alternative. The Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan,
(aka: BRT), was adopted by the Montgomery County Council on November 26, 2013. |
Montgomery Village Foundation, Inc. Transportation Policy
Summary: The Foundation opposes the construction of M-83 and recommends its removal from the Master Plan for a number of reasons including...
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