2. NOT LESS THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE PUBLIC
INFORMATIONAL MEETING, SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED
DESIGNATION TO AFFORD INTERESTED PARTIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT ORAL
TESTIMONY AND WRITTEN COMMENTS.

(3) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED
DESIGNATION OF A STATE HIGHWAY AS AN EXPRESSWAY AND THE TIME AND PLACE
OF THE PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING AND THE PUBLIC HEARING IN AT LEAST
ONE NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE AREAS AFFECTED BY THE
PROPOSED DESIGNATION AT LEAST 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE:

(I) PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING REQUIRED UNDER
PARAGRAPH (2)(II)1 OF THIS SUBSECTION; AND

(II) PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2)(II)2 OF
THIS SUBSECTION.

(4) THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBSECTION MAY BE SATISFIED
THROUGH THE PUBLIC NOTICE PROVIDED, AND THE PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL
MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD, AS PART OF THE PROJECT PLANNING
PHASE AS DEFINED IN § 8-610 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

[(b)] (C) (1) If an existing highway is designated as an expressway and a
property abutting the expressway is not served by any other reasonable access to
another public road, the Administration may acquire the right of any owner of the
property to access to or from the abutting land to or from the expressway by:

(i) Closing any existing, access; or

(ii) Limiting the right of the owner to construct any new access or to
enlarge or extend any existing access.

(2) If an existing highway is designated as an expressway and a property
abutting the expressway has reasonable access to another public road, the
Administration may:

(i) Acquire the right of any owner of that property abutting the
expressway to continue to use an existing access to or from the abutting land to or
from the expressway by closing any existing access; and

(ii) In its own discretion, prohibit new access to or from the
abutting land to or from the expressway by limiting the right of the owner to
construct any new access.

(3) An owner denied new access under paragraph (2)(ii) of this
subsection is not entitled to any compensation for the denial of access if reasonable
access to another public road is available at the time of the denial of access.

(4) The Administration, in its discretion, may designate points at which
access will be permitted and may specify the terms and conditions of that access.