Thursday, August 21, 2008
Charles County Environment
INDY LTE: Impact statement is sensible way to examine connector issues

I applaud the Maryland Independent for supporting, in an editorial, the proposition that an environmental impact statement must be produced for the proposed extension of the cross-county connector across the Mattawoman Creek watershed [‘‘Environmental study is warranted,” Aug. 15]. It is the right thing to do.
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The problem with this argument is that the applicant for the permit, our county government, makes no logical case as to how building the new highway would increase safety. In fact, as reported by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, studies show that construction of new highways increases traffic on surrounding roads. In this case it would certainly be the case, as the whole point is to open up virgin territory for development and to replace one-stoplight Bryans Road with a new edge city. So we would have even more accidents on Billingsley Road, and a whole new category of accidents on the new highway.

Sammy 05:09 AM | (7) Comments | Email this post | Permalink | (0) Trackbacks
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