Halfway Boulevard complete; Hagerstown Regional Airport posts strong passenger growth

Speaker 3 and Speaker 1 detailed infrastructure work completed in 2025 and projects planned for 2026. Officials marked the Halfway Boulevard extension ribbon cutting on Dec. 16 and outlined ongoing bridge, water and sewer upgrades and pavement maintenance (33 miles resurfaced). "Infrastructure is fundamental to Washington County's continuing progress," Speaker 3 said.

Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) was singled out for record growth: the transcript reports a 48% increase in passenger volume compared with 2022, with 45,071 enplanements and approximately 90,000 passenger operations. Airport leaders credited terminal curb renovations, expanded parking, and airfield pavement and lighting improvements for supporting that growth and noted planned work including Taxiway A LED lighting upgrades, Taxiway H pavement work, T-hangar taxi lane rehabilitation and consideration of a new snow loader.

County documents and presenters tied these projects to broader economic and mobility goals; officials said engineering work slated for 2026 includes Eastern Boulevard widening and the Crystal Falls Drive bridge replacement. No external funding sources or federal approvals were specified for the projects in the transcript.