Project Requires Road Closure Until Spring 2024; Motorists Encouraged to Allow Extra Travel Time for Detour
(December 27, 2023) - The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will assist the Maryland Environmental Services with the renovation and replacement of a sewer line under
MD 77 (Foxville Road) between Pryor Road and Park Central Road, a span of two miles, in Thurmont, Frederick County. The project requires a road closure which is expected to remain in effect through May 2024.
Starting on Thursday, January 4, crews will close this section of MD 77 in both directions to begin the work. Motorists will be detoured using MD 77 to US 15 (Catoctin Mountain Highway) to MD 550 (Sabillasville Road) to Foxville Deerfield Road and back to MD 77. Trucks and other large vehicles will use a different detour route. The truck detour uses MD 77 to MD 550 to MD 491 (Raven Rock Road) to MD 64 (Smithsburg Pike).
Emergency vehicles will have access to MD 77 during the project.
Detour map, MD 77 Foxville Road
The Maryland Environmental Services project involves excavation of underground pipes, removing the existing sewer line and installing a new one. Following the utility project completion, the State Highway Administration will resurface the road in summer 2024.
For more information about the project, please contact Mr. Luke Page, Project Manager, at
lpage@menv.com or (410) 729-8537.
The State Highway Administration maintains safety in work zones for our crews as well as motorists. Drivers need to stay alert, stay focused, look for reduced speed limits as well as driving pattern changes, and slow down in construction zones.
Motorists in need may dial #77 on their mobile devices for roadside assistance.
For a list of all major State Highway Administration projects, go to
Project Portal, or visit the homepage at roads.maryland.gov. For a look at real-time traffic conditions, go to
md511.maryland.gov.