Delegation letter urges state DOT to restore funding for U.S. 15 design

Frederick County leaders are urging state officials to put money to complete design of improvements to U.S. 15 through the city of Frederick back into the state’s long-term transportation plan, as transportation officials prepare to visit the county in October.Proposed cuts of $1.3 billion to the state’s 6-year Consolidated Transportation Program would eliminate $14.3 million from the plan for design, engineer, and other work on a project to widen U.S. 15 from Interstate 70 to Md. 26, a longstanding transportation priority for the city and county.