Skepticism, questions remain as state seeks input on traffic congestion relief

Shayne Cochran walked the informational displays along the perimeter of a high school cafeteria in Frederick looking for signs of a shorter commute. Cochran, a contractor, leaves his Frederick County home at 4 a.m. to beat the traffic to his office in Gaithersburg. He can be there by 5 a.m. — a commute that beats the 4 hours a day he spent in the car when he was also dropping off and picking up his son at school.