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Improvements considered for Md. 32,
airport
By Chris
Amos, Times Staff Writer
Wednesday, March
23, 2005
Bicycle lanes and a raised concrete
traffic barrier might be coming to a section of Md. 32 in
South Carroll.
State Highway Administration officials
Tuesday presented the Carroll County Board of Commissioners
with results of a concept study for improvements to the
road.
The cost of three different plans studied by
state officials for improvements to Md. 32 ranges from $4.2
million to $8.3 million.
Each plan includes a new
traffic light for the intersection of Md. 32 and Macbeth Way
and double left-turn lanes, two through lanes and a right turn
lane for northbound Md. 32 at Md. 26.
The more
expensive plans include a raised concrete median to separate
northbound traffic from southbound traffic on Md.
32.
State highway officials said the design process for
improvements would take from 12 to 18 months.
In other
business, the Carroll County Board of Commissioners
Tuesday:
Approved changes to the Carroll County Regional Airport's
master plan that could lead to several airport
improvements.
The cost of the improvements would be
about $58.87 million. The county's share of the cost would be
about $1.47 million. State and federal governments would pay
the balance.
The plan selected by commissioners would
include the construction of a new 6,500-foot runway, a new
taxiway that would enable the airport to serve bigger
corporate jets and the construction of additional hangar
facilities;
Unanimously approved the purchase of 10 Ford Crown
Victoria Police Interceptors, two Ford Explorers and two Dodge
sedans for the Carroll County sheriff's office. The
commissioners also unanimously approved the purchase of strobe
lights, sirens, flashers, light bars, speakers, trunk shelves,
shotgun racks and other equipment for the new police
vehicles.
The purchases, which will replace cars and
equipment bought during the early 1990s, will not be made
until the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
The
total cost of the vehicles is approximately $257,000 and the
cost of the equipment is about $63,000;
Unanimously agreed to pay $929,000 for maintenance to
Hoff, Ruggles, Pipe Creek and Stem roads.
The work
includes culvert replacement and filling in road
shoulders;
Unanimously approved a transfer of $238,000 from the
county's reserve fund to pay for a new piece of equipment that
county roads crews use for road patching, ditching and
removing debris.
The new equipment will replace a
17-year-old machine, which will be traded in. The proceeds
from the trade will be applied to the purchase of the its
replacement;
Unanimously approved spending an additional $200,000 to
cover escalating costs for improvements to Watersville
Road.
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