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Temporary Ramp Closures at Broadwater Lane and Linden Church Road Scheduled in September
(August 30, 2018) - The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is moving forward with construction of the
MD 32 (Patuxent Freeway) Phase I widening project in Howard County. Active construction started in summer 2017 and has almost reached the one-year mark for construction.
Next month, MDOT SHA will enact significant traffic pattern changes within the Phase I corridor between MD 108 (Clarksville Road) and Linden Church Road. After the Labor Day holiday, work will occur along MD 32 at Linden Church Road and Broadwater Lane.
Ramp Closures at Linden Church Road
Crews will close two ramp movements at the MD 32 / Linden Church Road interchange:
- Southbound MD 32 ramp onto Linden Church Road exit-ramp: This ramp movement will be closed for two months beginning the first week of September.
- Linden Church Road entrance-ramp onto southbound MD 32: This ramp movement will be temporarily closed for one weekend during the month of September. MDOT SHA will provide notification of the dates in advance.
These temporary closures will allow crews to reconstruct these movements with full acceleration and deceleration lanes at the interchange.
Broadwater Lane Construction
Also, in September, crews will use a temporary flagging operation to direct drivers along Broadwater Lane; this daytime-only traffic pattern change will take place south of the Linden Church Road interchange, allowing crews to replace two pipe culverts. Two lanes will remain open for travel outside of work hours.
Those who have questions about this project and other Howard County projects may contact the MDOT SHA District 7 Office at 301-624-8200 or by e-mail at
shadistrict7@sha.state.md.us. Maps for both projects are available on the MD 32 Phase I website.
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