State Highway Administration officials working on the expansion of the Capital Beltway through Prince George’s County lack an understanding of the county’s economic future and have not been forthcoming with information, a top planner told the County Council on Monday.
“They didn’t really seem to know very much about what was going on” in Prince George’s County, said Debra Borden, principal counsel for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, in describing her interactions with officials involved in the design of new express toll lanes.
Borden made her comments during a during a 75-minute briefing for the 11-member panel of lawmakers.
She stressed that her agency’s role is largely technical and that the park and planning board does not have veto power over the Hogan administration’s plans to widen the Beltway two lanes in each direction. Nevertheless, her testimony appeared to reinforce concerns and objections that the panel, made up entirely of Democrats, has already expressed.
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