Editing Bryans Road, Maryland (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|39.834|km2|disp=flip}},<ref name="BryansRoadCDP">{{cite web|title=State & County Quick Facts: Bryans Road CDP, Maryland|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/24/2410925.html|publisher=United States Bureau of the Census|access-date=24 November 2013|year=2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235907/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/24/2410925.html|archive-date=2 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="BryansRdCensus2010">{{cite web|title=Maryland: 2010 – Summary Population and Housing Characteristics. 210 Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-22.pdf|publisher=United States Commerce, Bureau of the Census|access-date=25 November 2013|author=Economics and Statistics Administration|date=July 2012}}</ref> all land.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bryans Road CDP, Maryland |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=August 3, 2012 }}</ref> The central part of the community is now dominated by a large [[water tower]] just behind the fire department. [[Maryland Airport]], the only airport in Charles County, is located nearby in [[Pomonkey, Maryland|Pomonkey]].

The Charles County Board of Commission commissioned a review to study the cross-county connector, a proposed road to link [[Maryland Route 5]] south of [[Waldorf, Maryland|Waldorf]] to [[Maryland Route 210|Indian Head Highway]] in Bryans Road, to address traffic congestion along the Indian Head Highway ([[Maryland Route 210]]) corridor.<ref>Marrimow, Ann E. (2005-05-22). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/20/AR2005052001950.html Residents weigh in on county's vision for Bryans Road.] ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Retrieved 2009-04-12.</ref><ref>Greenwell, Megan. (2008-04-27). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/25/AR2008042504202.html Charles connector falls a year behind.] ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved 2009-04-12.</ref> However, plans to build the cross county connector fell dormant after objections from environmentalists and rejections for permits by the [[Maryland Department of the Environment]] and the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]].<ref name="X-CountyConnect">{{cite news |last=Marquis |first=Andy |title=County Pursues Legal Information on Cross County Connector |url=http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/26791|access-date=25 November 2013|newspaper=The BayNet |date=20 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203030622/http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/26791|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2013, the Charles County Board of Commissioners decided to introduce a draft plan at a community meeting that featured a scaled-down plan for area improvements, including alternatives to the cross-county connector.<ref>{{cite news|last=Newman|first=Jeff|title=Comp plan fight enters final phase|url=http://www.somdnews.com/article/20131025/NEWS/131029417/comp-plan-fight-enters-final-phase&template=southernMaryland|access-date=25 November 2013|newspaper=Southern Maryland News|date=25 October 2013}}</ref>