Erin Cunningham - Gazette: Financially strapped cities defer road projects

Friday, October 14, 2011 by Erin Cunningham - Gazette: Financially strapped cities defer road projects
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Financially strapped cities defer road projects

Infrastructure work put off

by Erin Cunningham, Staff Writer http://www.gazette.net/article/20111014/NEWS/710149700/1034/1034/financially-strapped-cities-defer-road-projects&template=gazette

Dan Gross/The Gazette One of the many projects awaiting funding is repair work to a short stretch of Avery Road near the Red Gate Golf Course in Rockville.

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The roads in and around Hagerstown’s downtown area are beginning to show their age.

And without the money to repair them — or the inclination among elected officials to borrow the funds — city engineer Rodney Tissue says he has taken to using innovative ways to stretch public dollars.

Rather than employing traditional materials to overlay deteriorating roads, Tissue said cracked sealing, a temporary fix for pocked roads that delays costly resurfacing, and slurry seal, an industrial strength driveway sealing material, are becoming common.

Friday, October 14, 2011 by Erin Cunningham - Gazette: Financially strapped cities defer road projects

http://www.gazette.net/article/20111014/NEWS/710149700/1034/1034/financially-strapped-cities-defer-road-projects&template=gazette

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State Highway Administration begins Md. 97 bridge work in Carroll County

State Highway Administration begins Md. 97 bridge work in Carroll County

For Immediate Release
Contacts: Kellie Boulware 410-545-0303 or Geoffrey McCammon 301-624-8131

(For more information and a location map, see http://explorecarroll.com/news/2994/md97bridgework/ in www.explorecarroll.com:State Highway Administration begins Md. 97 bridge work

STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION TO REHABILITATE MD 97 BRIDGE OVER MORGAN RUN IN CARROLL COUNTY

Bridge Deck to Be Replaced This Summer; Temporary Traffic Signals Will Maintain Northbound and Southbound Traffic

(June 8, 2009) – The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) will begin a $1 million project this month to replace the bridge deck along MD 97 over Morgan Run in Carroll County. SHA anticipates completing the deck replacement in September, weather permitting. The bridge, built in 1959, is structurally sound; however the concrete deck (the riding surface on the bridge) is in need of replacement.

Crews are installing temporary traffic signals at both approaches of the bridge, which will maintain northbound and southbound MD 97 traffic during the deck replacement. Single-lane closures will continue this week for this phase, Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., and Friday between midnight and 5 a.m. On Wednesday, June 17, SHA will close the southbound lane along MD 97 over Morgan Run, which is north of MD 26 (Liberty Road).

The deck of this bridge has out lived its usable life; SHA will replace the southbound side of the deck first, followed by the northbound side. The bridge carries approximately 14,500 vehicles a day. SHA awarded the contract to Anchor Construction. SHA encourages motorists to stay alert in work zones and slow down. Those who have questions about traffic operations along MD 97 or other State numbered routes in Carroll County may call SHA’s District 7 Office at 301-624-8100 or toll-free at 1-800-635-5119.

During the next several months there could be more than 350 work zones. Remember that work zones are not only large construction projects possibly taking years to complete, but 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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