Motorists Should Plan for Extra Travel Time During Work Hours

(July 28, 2017) – Next week, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will begin resurfacing MD 5 (Branch Avenue) between Moores Road and Surratts Road in Brandywine/Clinton. The $4.5 million project should be complete summer 2018, weather permitting.

Crews will remove the top layer of asphalt and apply new asphalt and pavement markings. Other work on the project include:

• Creating bicycle lanes through line striping;

 

• Repairing roadside slopes and stabilizing soil to prevent roadway erosion;

 

• Upgrading drainage systems;

 

• Replacing damaged guardrails; and

 

• Repairing damaged curbs and gutters.

To complete all phases, crews are permitted to close the following lanes on MD 5:

• Northbound MD 5 – Single lane closures Mondays through Fridays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Sundays through Friday mornings between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.

• Southbound MD 5 – Single lane closures Mondays through Fridays between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m.  and Sundays through Friday mornings between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.

More than 82,000 vehicles use this section of MD 5 each day so motorists should plan accordingly for extra travel time.

Equipment used for construction may be disruptive. Additional work hours and lane closures may be necessary to expedite all phases of work. MDOT SHA’s contractor for the work is Francis O. Day Co. of Rockville.

For more information about this MD 5 project, please contact Ms. Kidist Woldegiorgis, MDOT SHA District 3 Project Engineer, at 240-495-5575 or Mr. Abraham Kidane, MDOT SHA District 3 Area Engineer, at 301-513-7372. For the latest real-time travel information, log onto www.md511.org or call 1-855-466-3511 using a hands-free device.

The e-Road Ready 2017 electronic construction brochure is now available by clicking here.  The e-brochure highlights major road construction and maintenance projects in Maryland’s 23 counties.

Stay alert and look for reduced speed limits, narrow driving lanes and highway workers.  Slow down and don’t follow too closely. Work Zone Safety is in Your Hands. Maryland drivers can also know before they go by calling 511 or visiting www.md511.org for live traffic updates, including construction delays and lane closures.