Maryland’s Board of Public Works approved a $60 million expansion plan for BWI Marshall Airport — but not without some sometimes testy discussion over continued complaints about airport noise.
The vote to improve the plan was 2-1 with Gov. Larry Hogan and Maryland State Treasurer Nancy Kopp voting in favor of the plan, and Comptroller Peter Franchot voting against.
Franchot suggested that putting off the infrastructure improvement plan might nudge the Federal Aviation Administration to reverse the changes in flight patterns that allow planes to fly lower along a narrower path to the airport.
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