NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL COMING TO US 1 (RHODE ISLAND AVENUE) AT VOLTA AVENUE IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY

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Traffic Signal to Greatly Improve Safety for Thousands of Motorists

(August 1, 2018) – The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has started a project to install a new traffic signal at the US 1 (Rhode Island Avenue)/Volta Avenue intersection in Brentwood. The traffic signal is expected to be operational in the Fall.

The $200,000 project includes a full-color traffic signal, pedestrian crossing signals and a marked crosswalk for safe and improved pedestrian access and mobility. The new traffic signal will be interconnected with other traffic signals on US 1 to ensure that through traffic is synchronized along the corridor.

Motorists should expect single lane closures at various times Mondays through Fridays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to install traffic signal mast arms and other traffic signal infrastructure. MDOT SHA’s contractor, Rommel Engineering and Construction, Inc. will use cones and barrels to guide motorists through the work zone. Approximately 17,000 vehicles travel through this section of US 1 each day.

Three business days before the signal goes into full-color operation, MDOT SHA will place the system on flash mode to familiarize motorists and pedestrians of the new traffic signal.

While MDOT SHA and its transportation partners work hard to maintain safe traffic mobility in work zones, each driver needs to actively modify his or her driving style to help prevent crashes. 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. For a list of all major MDOT SHA projects, click on Road Ready, MDOT SHA's electronic construction brochure. For a look at real-time commute conditions, log onto www.md511.org.
 
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