(April 25, 2014) – Beginning Sunday night, April 27, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) will resurface more than three miles of MD 4 (Pennsylvania Avenue) from Ritchie Marlboro Road to just north of Dower House Road in Upper Marlboro, Prince George’s County. Weather permitting, the $5 million resurfacing project should be completelate summer.
SHA will remove the top layer of pavement, patch, and resurface all traffic lanes and apply new pavement markings to the roadway. The project replaces heavily deteriorated pavement in this section of MD 4. More than 63,000 vehicles use this section of MD 4 daily.
SHA’s contractor for the work is Aggregate Industries of Greenbelt.
“This resurfacing work is in direct response to customer feedback we received about this section of MD 4 this past winter,” said Brian W. Young, District 3 Engineer. “We’ve listened to the concerns of motorists and will be working over the next several weeks and months to greatly improve the drivability of this section of MD 4.”
During resurfacing, crews may close up to two lanes of MD 4, overnight, Sunday through Thursday, between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. Residents and travelers are advised that equipment used for construction can be loud and disruptive. SHA asks for your patience as crews work to complete the work.
This project was made possible with funding from the Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013, which maintains crucial system preservation investments and allows Maryland to activate long-term strategies to invest in Maryland’s transportation systems. By putting people back to work in the transportation industry with $4.4 billion in new investments in the next six years, Maryland is creating hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity and providing Marylanders with the transportation infrastructure necessary to grow and prosper for decades to come.
As crews work to keep work zones safe, each driver needs to actively modify his or her driving style to help prevent crashes. Stay alert – look for reduced speed limits, narrow driving lanes and highway workers. Slow down and don’t follow too closely. Safer Driving. Safer Work Zones. For Everyone!
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