WHAT:  

 

The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a public hearing about the planned expansion of the 10-mile MD 5 (Branch Avenue) corridor between the MD 5/US 301 interchange and I-95/I-495 in Prince George’s County.

WHY: 

 

The purpose of this hearing is to provide all interested persons the opportunity to comment on the project and learn more about project alternatives. 

 

Project information boards will be on display beginning at 6 p.m. A formal presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will include a description of the project alternatives, a summary of environmental impacts, information on right-of-way acquisition and relocation procedures. Following the formal presentation, persons on the speakers’ list will be called to testify in the order in which their requests were received. Private and written testimony will also be accepted.

WHEN:    

 

Thursday, June 7, 2012 between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m.

WHERE: 

 

Surrattsville High School, 6101 Garden Drive. Clinton
                               
More information about the project is available by contacting Ms. Tessa Young, Project Manager, Maryland State Highway Administration, 707 North Calvert Street, Mailstop C-301, Baltimore, MD 21202 or by calling 410-545-8527 (toll free 1-800-548-5026) or by e-mail at tyoung@sha.state.md.us. Maryland Relay Service can assist teletype users by dialing 7-1-1. For more project information, visit www.roads.maryland.gov and click on “Projects and Studies” for Prince George’s County.

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