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What we reported Following mixed feedback from residents and local officials on a proposed Research Forest Drive underpass at Grogans Mill Road, Montgomery County Precinct 3 Commissioner James Noack announced Nov. 1 local officials had agreed to an independent study to further analayze the intersection.

The latest Precinct 3 officials said the entities were still negotiating details of the study as of late December. Montgomery County precincts 2 and 3 will fund the study, which will be conducted by Strand Associates Inc. A cost estimate and timeline have yet to be determined.