(June 25, 2009) – The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is beginning a project this week to improve highway safety and operations at the intersection of MD 165 (Baldwin Mill Road) and Charles Street in Harford County. Weather permitting, the project will be complete early July 2009.           
          
The $260,000 project includes slope cutting and brush removal to improve the sight distance for motorists. During construction work, daytime single lane closures with flagging operations may occur along MD 165 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily Monday – Friday and nighttime single lane closures with flagging operations may occur between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday – Thursday. The State’s contractor for this project is Concrete General, Inc. of Gaithersburg.           
          
For more information about the MD 165 improvement project, citizens may contact SHA’s District 4 Office at 410-321-2800, toll free at 1-800-962-3077 or by e-mail at SHADistrict4@sha.state.md.us.           
          
During the next several months, there could be more than 350 highway work zones throughout Maryland. Also, work zones are not only large construction projects, but include smaller, mobile operations such as mowing, pothole repair and litter pick ups. Choose to make work zone safety your business at www.choosesafetyforlife.com.           
          
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