A $504,000 study of a proposal to widen Route 97 between Route 140 and Bachman Valley Road in Westminster is expected to be completed soon, Mary Lane, bureau chief of Carroll County’s Bureau of Comprehensive Planning, said last week. Lane spoke at a meeting of the Board of Carroll County Commissioners on Thursday and said the bureau expects the study, which looks at the widening of the road from three to five lanes, including a new intersection at Meadow Branch Road, is slated to be complete this spring.
