STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION RESURFACES MD 90 INTO OCEAN CITY

Three-Quarter Mile of Resurfacing Scheduled for April 20 through April 22

Starting Monday, April 20, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) will mill and pave a small section of MD 90 (Ocean City Expressway). The project extends three-quarters of a mile from the St. Martin River Bridge to the Assawoman Bay Bridge. The work should be finished on Wednesday evening, April 22, weather dependent. The resurfacing work will be conducted each day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The $225,000 road resurfacing project will be performed by American Infrastructure MD, Inc. of Fallston. Motorists should expect single lane closures on MD 90 during the project hours Monday through Wednesday.

SHA will use flaggers, variable message signs cones, arrow panels, and traffic cones to guide motorists through the work zone. The resurfacing work will improve safety and overall pavement conditions on MD 90 in both directions.

The spring and summer construction season is getting into high gear. For a statewide listing of most SHA projects, click here for e-Road Ready 2015.

In addition to this project, drivers may also encounter mobile or short-term work zones. Always expect the unexpected, pay extra close attention and drive slowly through any work zone. Whether it’s a tree trimming operation or a bridge project, be aware when orange is there: Think Orange (the color of construction equipment and signs), stay alert and slow down. Everyone is at risk.

In four out of five work zone-related crashes, it is the driver or passenger who is injured or killed. In 2014, nine people lost their lives in Maryland work zone crashes, including four highway workers. While SHA and its transportation partners work hard to keep traffic safely moving in work zones, please partner with us because work zone safety is everyone’s business – slow down and stay alert. Safer driving. Safer work zones. For everyone.