CSG and TAME support the low impact alternatives 2 and 5 that make improvements to 355, while opposing Alternatives 4, 8, and 9. We have been calling for a transit alternative to be considered as well, though one has not been studied to this date.
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Transit advocates see midcounty problems
“Even more telling is that in the draft EER (Environmental Effects Report), you can see that with alternative 9, the same intersections in the southern (already built) portion of Midcounty Highway continue to fail. If you open up a new stretch of road that will attract more commuters heading north to south to the same failing intersections, what do you think is going to happen?” Blynn said.
Montgomery chooses route for new road between Gaithersburg and Clarksburg
As with any major transportation project, the Midcounty Highway extension is controversial. Some residents and smart-growth advocates say the road-building money would be better spent on a bus rapid transit system to reduce traffic by allowing people to forego driving. Other critics said it would cause too much environmental damage and run too close to neighborhoods.