From Deborah Bowers, Save The Rocks: Plans to construct a stone wall within Deer Creek to stabilize Route 24 through Rocks State Park are progressing despite concerns about the environmental impacts of its construction – particularly given the revelation that a species of freshwater mussel in need of conservation lives within that stretch of creek. […]
Route 1 over Conowingo Dam to be Closed Thursday for Repairs From Fuel Tanker Truck Crash
From the State Highway Administration: (November 8, 2011) – The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) advises motorists that a section of US 1 (Conowingo Road) will be closed to traffic on Thursday, November 10. Crews will resurface and repair highway damage at the intersection of US 1 and MD 222 (Rock Spring Road) caused by […]
New Left Turn at Route 715 Interchange Planned as Work Near Aberdeen Proving Ground Gets Underway; Public Meeting Planned to Discuss Transit Development
The morning commute onto Aberdeen Proving Ground will get a little trickier in coming months as the State Highway Administration plans to cut a new, temporary left-hand turn into the intersection of Route 715 and Route 40 while construction proceeds on the interchange. The new signal may provide another headache to workers in the area […]
Havre de Grace and Port Deposit Evacuated; Conowingo Dam Closed to Traffic as Up to 50 Gates Set to Open; Havre de Grace Schools and Aberdeen High Closed Friday
Days of heavy rains and rising waters created havoc across northern Harford County Wednesday night and the early morning hours Thursday, pushing the Susquehanna River more than six feet above flood stage. Port Deposit Mayor Wayne Tome Sr. ordered a mandatory evacuation of the town beginning at 8 p.m. Thursday as Exelon Energy prepared to […]
Sen. Jacobs: Response on Aberdeen Proving Ground Traffic Concerns Details New Traffic Pattern Near Rt. 40, Rt. 7 Intersection
From the office of state Sen. Nancy Jacobs: At the recent Joint Commission on BRAC I asked about traffic problems at various locations, particularly Route 40 during rush hour near Aberdeen Proving Ground. Some constituents have complained about congestion there since all of the workers from Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey have now transferred to our […]
Winter Storm Descends on Harford County as Motorists Urged to Stay Off Roads; County Gov’t Closed Thursday
A winter storm began piling snow on Harford County and the Baltimore region Wednesday night, clogging area roads and creating hazardous situations for motorists. The second part of a snow and ice storm lashed Harford through the late afternoon and evening hours, with snow piling up as quickly as two inches per hour in some […]
State to Repair Route 24 (Rock Spring Road) and Route 7 (Philadelphia Road) in Harford County
From the State Highway Administration: STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION TO REPAIR ROCK SPRING ROAD IN HARFORD COUNTY Motorists Advised to Plan Ahead for Extra Travel Time, Lane Closures and Flagging Operations in Work Zone The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is beginning a $145,000 project to repair pavement along MD 24 (Rock Spring […]
SHA to Install Traffic Barrier on Bel Air Bypass in Summer 2011
From the State Highway Administration: (October 14, 2010) – The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) will continue highway safety enhancements to the US 1 Bel Air Bypass in Harford County by installing a double-sided traffic barrier in the median along a two-mile section of the Bypass between MD 24 (Vietnam Veterans Memorial […]
