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By LOU HATTER
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
An environmental assessment of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s plan to extend the four laning of Rt. 211 between Washington and Sperryville has found no obstacles in the project’s path. The study, which is required by federal law, was produced by environmental specialists at the state highway department.
The report acknowledges “some opposition to this project,” from Rappahannock County residents who “wish to restrict the growth and development which they perceive as accompanying a divided highway.” It notes their prefer
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