Monday, January 14, 2013
Drivers traveling southbound near Laurel may experience delays of 15 to 30 minutes.
From the Maryland State Highway Administration: Beginning Sunday night, January 13 (weather permitting), the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) will briefly close I-95 once or twice nightly, Sunday through Thursday, between MD 198 (Sandy Spring Road) and MD 200 (Intercounty Connector) between midnight and 4 a.m. to set steel for the new Contee Road Bridge over I-95. Crews will first install steel beams on the new bridge over southbound I-95, which is expected to take one month. SHA will close: During the closures, SHA and Maryland State Police will temporarily stop all traffic on southbound I-95 for no more than two 15-30 minute intervals to secure steel bridge beams and allow large cranes to move safely in the work zone. Crews …
Friday, November 30, 2012
Three lanes will be shut down in the area of MD-201 as crews remove a demolition shield.
The Maryland State Highway Administration is advising drivers passing along northbound I-95/I-495 near MD-201 (Kenilworth Ave.) tonight to allow extra time due to lane closures. Crews will be removing a demolition shield from the MD-201 bridge, forcing the shutdown of the three rightmost lanes. The first lane will be closed to traffic at around 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30. All three are expected to be shut down by midnight. The lanes will then reopen by 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1. The SHA advises motorists to stay alert and to be on the lookout for reduced speed limits, narrow driving lanes, and highway workers.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory.
A winter weather advisory is in effect Wednesday for northeast Maryland as well as a hazardous weather outlook for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, according to the National Weather Service. Rain is expected most of Wednesday and is expected to turn into snow for the Baltimore/Washington region by 1 a.m., and then gradually end. During the day, highs are expected to reach 59 and then plunge to 32 at night. Winds at night are expected to be between 13 and 21 miles per hour. Less than 1 inch of snow is expected. Also, a flood watch is in effect from 1 p.m. until late tonight in the D.C./Maryland region. The Weather Service is asking those in flood-prone areas to be prepared.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
State Highway administrators debuted a monster-sized "tow plow" Thursday. The new tool can plow two lanes of snow at one time.
If, after one of the snowstorms sure to come this winter, you see a monstrous snow plow tackling two lanes of traffic at once, don't worry, you're not seeing double. The Maryland State Highway Administration announced Thursday that it plans to put two super-sized, double-duty "tow plows" on state roads this winter. Tow plows are making their way to Maryland after testing in Missouri. They work as part of a train, towing behind and to the side of maintenance trucks. They may also be used to salt roads after storms or to pre-treat roads before snow with salt brine. SHA says the plows will reduce fuel costs and emissions because one driver can cover the area of two plows. "Snow is something we think about 24/7, 365 days a year," said …
Friday, November 18, 2011
State Highway administrators debuted a monster-sized "tow plow" Thursday. The new tool can plow two lanes of snow at one time.
If, after one of the snowstorms sure to come this winter, you see a monstrous snow plow tackling two lanes of traffic at once, don't worry, you're not seeing double. The Maryland State Highway Administration announced Thursday that it plans to put two super-sized, double-duty "tow plows" on state roads this winter. Tow plows are making their way to Maryland after testing in Missouri. They work as part of a train, towing behind and to the side of maintenance trucks. They may also be used to salt roads after storms or to pre-treat roads before snow with salt brine. SHA says the plows will reduce fuel costs and emissions because one driver can cover the area of two plows. "Snow is something we think about 24/7, 365 days a year," said …
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Twelve highway employees have been killed while repairing Maryland roads in the last 10 years. National Work Zone Awareness Week kicked off today with stories of preventable worker injuries.
Laurie Moser’s husband, Rick, worked with the State Highway Administration (SHA) in Maryland for 21 years, repairing roads and making highways safe for motorists, even while putting himself in precarious proximity to passing cars. Moser knew Rick’s profession was dangerous but she never expected to hear that a speeding driver had killed her husband on a summer day, June 26, 2007. “[I worried] mostly in the winter,” she said Monday. “Never in my life did I dream it would be a clear summer day that I would receive this news.” While her husband worked to clear debris from a state road, a Chevrolet 3500 truck crossed the shoulder of the lane and barreled into Rick at a speed of 60 mph, five above the posted limit. Rick was projected 170 feet …
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Patch editors Lisa Rossi and Brian Hooks gave the ICC a test run. They are among those who tried the road before riders are charged toll fees beginning March 7.
It’s not every day that you get to drive on a highway that is only nine days old. But in the spirit of adventure, Patch editor Brian Hooks and I took a cruise on the smooth, newly poured pavement of the Intercounty Connector, the first section of the toll road expected to substantially slice the amount of time some suburban Washington and Baltimore commuters spend on the road. It’s the first new highway in more than a decade in Maryland, which is struggling with deteriorating roads and increasing commute times. State highway officials expect to complete the entire ICC in December of 2018. It could shave more than an hour off morning and evening commutes between Gaithersburg and BWI Airport, according to estimates from an ICC environmental …
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Howard County from 9 p.m. through 7 a.m. Tuesday.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning, beginning tonight at 9 p.m. and ending at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning. The temperature is expected to drop from the low thirties and into the upper twenties into early Tuesday. The Maryland State Highway Administration said in a statement that crews will be out clearing major roadways, but cannot pre-treat the roads because the initial rain will wash away the salt brine. “It takes our drivers up to one and one half hours to complete a snow route and longer when a salt refill is needed,” said SHA Administrator Neil J. Pedersen, in an SHA press release early Tuesday morning. “If you travel the road where a plow has just passed, you will experience near bare pavement conditions. If …
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Rains early in the day washed salt off roads, complicating snow removal efforts. State officials urged caution.
HANOVER - A tricky mix of rain, sleet and snow kept state officials guessing the best way to treat roads Wednesday, but crews will be out in force to make sure roads are clear for Thursday’s commute. “This storm has been unpredictable as in how and when it would start,” Gov. Martin O’Malley said during a briefing with State Highway Administration officials. Roads were slick Wednesday as rain earlier in the day prevented pre-treating surfaces. “[Salt] doesn’t work when you have rain like this,” O’Malley said. Salt was put down on the roads Wednesday morning, but the rain washed it away, SHA Administrator Neil Pedersen said. “The challenge,” he said, “is the timing of this [storm].” Snowplows went to work about the same time as Wednesday’s …
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
State Highway Association says sheets of ice that take flight can be hazardous.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
By Andy Marso Capital News Service WASHINGTON - If you drove Maryland's roads Tuesday, chances are you saw them: shimmering sheets of ice dislodging themselves from cars and trucks and soaring gracefully through the air. But how dangerous are those sheets when they land? Plenty dangerous, said Maryland State Highway Administration spokesman Charlie Gischler. "That's something that we're very concerned about," Gischler said. "We see it all the time, you know, you see these huge sheets of ice just flying right off of cars and trucks....That could be solid ice that's coming right at you at 60 miles an hour." The mammoth chunks that fly off the tops of tractor trailers have caused serious and even fatal accidents in some states. Paula Waugh of…
jnrentz1
8:44 am on Friday, November 18, 2011
I appreciate the State taking positive steps to handle the snow problem. There are two additional things that can be done in Montgomery County. First: The County and State should invest in some truck mounted snow blowers. These snow blowers are effective in removing snow that can be thrown into suitable areas. They provide an alternative to pushing snow to one side of a roadway, and provide … more ›