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Below is an outline of anticipated construction and associated lane closures for the US 301 Mainline Project during the week of March 5.

Written on: March 5th, 2018 in US 301 Project UpdatesUS301

Monday, March 5 through Thursday, March 8: Dayshift

Continue roadway widening activities along southbound US 13. Motorists should anticipate a single right lane closure along southbound US 13 between the Free Ramp to SR 1 and Port Penn Road from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Continue bridge construction activities along SR 1. Motorists should anticipate a single left or right lane closure along northbound and southbound SR 1 between the Biddles Toll Plaza and the Roth Bridge from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Continue installing drainage pipe along Bunker Hill Road. Motorists should anticipate a single lane closure on Bunker Hill Road between Merrimac Avenue and Choptank Road with traffic alternating through the work zone utilizing a flagging activity by construction personnel from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Monday, March 5 through Thursday, March 8: Nightshift

Continue bridge construction activities along SR 1. Motorists should anticipate a double right lane or a double left lane closure along northbound SR 1 between the Biddles Toll Plaza and the Roth Bridge from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. iincluding periodic rolling road blocks from 10 p.m. until 4 a.m.

Monday, March 5 through Tuesday, March 6: Nightshift

Continue bridge construction activities along SR 1. Motorists should anticipate a double left lane closure along southbound SR 1 between the Biddles Toll Plaza and the Roth Bridge from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. including periodic rolling road blocks from 10 p.m. until 4 a.m.

Detours and Roadway Closures

Port Penn Road at US 13 is restricted to a right turn into and right turn out of Port Penn Road. Traffic accessing southbound US 13 from Port Penn Road will follow Port Penn Road to Pole Bridge Road and back to US 13. Traffic accessing Port Penn Road from southbound US 13 will follow US 13 to Pole Bridge Road and back to Port Penn Road. Traffic accessing the Biddles Toll Plaza from northbound US 13 will follow US 13 to the traffic signal at the free ramp to northbound SR 1 and make a U-Turn back to the Biddles Toll Plaza. This closure will remain in effect until June 2018 after the intersection is reconstructed and the new traffic signal becomes operational.

Hyetts Corner Road is closed to traffic between the St. Georges High School and Windsor Commons Way until December 2018. Motorists traveling westbound on Hyetts Corner Road should follow Jamison Corner Road through the roundabout and continue to Boyd’s Corner Road (SR 896) and turn left, follow Boyd’s Corner Road (SR 896) to US Route 13 and turn left, and back to Hyetts Corner Road. Motorists traveling eastbound on Hyett’s Corner Road should turn right at US 13, follow US 13 to Boyd’s Corner Road (SR 896) and turn right, follow Boyd’s Corner Road to Jamison Corner Road and turn right, follow Jamison Corner Road through the roundabout and back to Hyetts Corner Road.

Strawberry Lane is closed to traffic at US 301. Motorists wanting to access the east side of Strawberry Lane from US 301 will follow Levels Road (SR 15) to Strawberry Lane. Motorists wanting to access the west side of Strawberry Lane from US Route 301 will turn left onto the new Levels Road/Warwick Road (SR 299) and follow Warwick Road (SR 299) to Strawberry Lane.





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