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Task Force Speed Bump Threatens Rte. 50 Plan; Group Seeks More Say In Choice of Engineer
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The Washington Post
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January 27, 2000
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The Route 50 Traffic Calming Task Force--a group working with
state traffic officials to stop speeding along the rural roadway--
has threatened to stall the project if it is not given enough input
into which engineering firm is hired to lead the effort.
The task force, made up of citizens and local officials, has been
closely involved in the project, holding public meetings and working
with transportation officials to find ways to improve safety on the
20-mile stretch of Route 50 from Lenah to Paris.
But now transportation officials say state and federal laws may
limit the role task force members can play in picking a design and
engineering firm--a decision the task force says will be key to ...