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Friday, September 23, 2011

The upcoming FY 2012 Transportation Priority Letter

County Executive Ike Leggett with Councilmember Nancy Navarro
I was just informed by the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) that lobbying the Montgomery County Council would be our BEST chance at getting Norbeck Road upgraded with pedestrian-bike paths and even widened to four lanes if you're in favor of that as well.

The Council will be drafting a Fiscal Year 2012 Transportation Priority Letter that includes a list of local projects considered important and should be funded and constructed in the near future.  Considering all the problems on Norbeck Road with its lack of safety medians, shoulders, and pedestrian-bike paths, along with dangerous blind curves and heavy traffic congestion, we definitely need to get Norbeck Road onto that letter for FY 2012. 

I urge you and all of you who live along Norbeck Road to call or write to Councilmember Nancy Navarro who represents District 4, which covers our area.  Please also call or copy Marc Elrich who is the Councilmember-at-large and is involved with local transportation projects. 

Be sure to copy County Executive Ike Leggett as he launched a Pedestrian Safety Initiative in 1997 and is a major supporter of improving pedestrian safety.

Optionally, you can copy Montgomery County DOT's Tom Pogue and Jeff Dunckel. 

Please call or e-mail them at your earliest convenience.  Huge thanks!

Nancy Navarro County Councilmember
District 4 – includes Norbeck Road
240-777-7968 (Office)
Councilmember.navarro@montgomerycountymd.gov

Marc Elrich
County Councilmember-at-large
240-777-7966 (Office)
Councilmember.elrich@montgomerycountymd.gov

Ike Leggett County Executive
Montgomery County
240-777-2500
ocemail@montgomerycountymd.gov

Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT):
Tom Pogue
Community Relations Manager
County Pedestrian Safety Program
Montgomery County DOT
240-777-7155 (Office)
mcdot.pedestriansafety@montgomerycountymd.gov

Jeff Dunckel
Pedestrian Safety Coordinator
County Pedestrian Safety Program
Montgomery County DOT
240-777-7197 (Office)
mcdot.pedestriansafety@montgomerycountymd.gov

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