August 7, 2002
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The following is a list of projects that the Council voted to be included in the state project planning priority list:
Bus Priority/Transit Projects
* Veirs Mill Road Bus Rapid Transit (Wheaton to Rockville)
* Georgia Avenue Busway
* US 29 Bus Rapid Transit (Burtonsville to Silver Spring)
* University Blvd. Bus Rapid Transit (Takoma/Langley to Wheaton
New Link Capacity Projects
* Western Corridor (Norbeck to Shady Grove roads) — study several options
* MD 586/Veirs Mill Road (Montrose Pkwy. to Randolph Road) — widen to six lanes
* MD 586 (Montrose to Twinbrook parkways) — widen to six lanes
* MD 182/Layhill Road (Longmead to MD 108) — widen to MD 28 and safety improvements
* MD 119 (MD 28 to Middlebrook Road) — widen to six lanes, divided
* MD 355/Frederick Avenue from Ridge Road to A-305 — relocated and widen
* MD 117/Clopper Road (Little Seneca Park to MD 118) — widen to four lanes, divided
* Eastern Connector — new six-lane roadway from US 29 to I-95 and US 1
Commercial Revitilization Projects
* MD 97/Georgia Avenue in Montgomery Hills
* MD 355 in Gaithersburg
* MD 193 in Langley Park
Grade-Separated Interchanges
* MD 355 Rockville Pike at Nicholson Lane
* MD 355 Rockville Pike at Gude Drive
* MD 119 Great Seneca Hwy. at Sam Eig Hwy.