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"Our experience has shown that unless there is an adequate clear zone between the pavement and the roadside obstacles, both the number and severity of accidents will increase significantly when speeds increase."

Although several other counties have expressed an interest in the legislation, May had hoped its application would be limited.

"It will be very much trial and error, because it's new and we're • not exactly certain how it will work, though we feel a very real need for the latitude we're asking for," he said.

Priorities for Road

Improvements

Mims and Waddell place extending Fairfax Parkway to Route 7 and adding lanes to Route 7 eastward to Tysons Corner among top priorities for the $135 million in "windfall" money for

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