***TRAFFIC ALERT*** MDOT SHA TO MAKE REPAIR ON EASTBOUND US 50 NEAR MD 665 IN ANNAPOLIS ON TUESDAY, JULY 12

US 50 sign

US 50 sign

​Single-Lane Closure Required in Both Directions One Day Only, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  

(July 11, 2022) – The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will make one-day repairs to an area effected by a failed drainage pipe on US 50 (John Hanson Highway) near MD 665 (Aris T. Allen Boulevard) in Annapolis on Tuesday, July 12, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Motorists can expect closure of the left lane and shoulder in both directions of US 50 during the repair process to allow crews to safely fill a void caused by the failed pipe.  

Surface view of area  on Eastbound US 50 needing repair due to a failed drainage pipe on the shoulder. 

Surface view of area  on Eastbound US 50 needing repair due to a failed drainage pipe on the shoulder.

Since the void was discovered last month, MDOT SHA steel-plated the area and confined the void to the left shoulder on eastbound US 50. On Tuesday, weather permitting, crews will pump concrete flowable fill in the void, which is about 9 feet long, 9 feet wide and 9 feet deep. Motorists traveling in either direction of US 50 during the July 12 work period are encouraged to allow extra commuting time and please slow down in the work zone.  

In the days following the repair, crews will return to reroute the drainage pipe to ensure drainage from the highway. Motorists can expect possible off-peak single lane closures on MD 665 with no direct impacts to US 50. 

MDOT SHA works hard to maintain safe traffic mobility in work zones for our crews as well as our customers.  Please drive like you work here and stay alert, focus on driving, and look for reduced speed limits as well as other driving pattern changes.

Motorists in need may dial #77 on their mobile device for roadside assistance.

For a list of all major MDOT SHA projects, go to Project Portal. Visit our homepage at roads.maryland.gov. For a look at real-time traffic conditions, go to md511.maryland.gov.​

Editor’s Note

From intersection improvements to widening and new interchange construction, MDOT SHA is investing in projects to enhance the commute and daily travel for millions of Marylanders.  MDOT SHA maintains more than 2,500 bridges and 17,000 miles of non-toll state roads – the interstate, US and state numbered routes in Maryland’s 23 counties.

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