Extension to open Monday

Call it the highway of opportunity.Projected to attract 10,000 new jobs and more than $460 million in private investment, state and local officials are expected to trumpet the new 3.8-mile extension of Route 43 Monday as the cornerstone of economic development in eastern Baltimore County.

“We?re very excited,” Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith told The Examiner Wednesday. “A lot of locals will take those jobs. It will be a great opportunity to work close to where you live.”