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SPECIAL REPORT: ROUTE 27 ROAD
IMPROVEMENTS
Roadwork planned for Md. Route 27 later this month
[The
Gazette - 6/10/10]
The orange barrels lining Md. Route 27 in Mount Airy will bring
temporary headaches to motorists, but hopefully long-term
improvements. Workers have already begun rerouting underground
wires, but construction that will affect traffic will probably
start the end of June, according to Eddie Poffenberger, a State
Highway Administration engineer...
State Highway Administration Press Release [SHA Website]
(SHA) is beginning a $2.4 million
project to enhance MD 27 (Ridge Road) in Mt. Airy, Carroll
County. SHA will also improve access to the existing 125 space
ridesharing lot on MD 27 north of I-70. SHA anticipates
completing the project in spring 2011, weather permitting.
In addition to the intersection improvements, SHA will extend the
two through lane section of northbound MD 27 from Ridge Avenue to
north of the Twin Arch Road/Park Avenue intersection.
MD 27 intersection at Twin Arch Road/Park Avenue:
New dedicated right-turn lane from northbound MD 27 to Twin Arch
Road;
MD 27 at Center Street:
New dedicated left-turn lanes on northbound and southbound lanes
of MD 27;
MD 27 ridesharing lot north of I-70:
New dedicated right-turn lanes at entrance and exit of ridesharing
lot;
New dedicated left-turn lane on northbound MD 27 at ridesharing
lot entrance;
SHA will also extend the dedicated right-turn lane/acceleration
lane from the ridesharing lot to Ridge Avenue;
SHA will resurface almost two miles of MD 27 between Ridge Avenue
and north of Center Street to facilitate the intersection
improvements. SHA will also construct ADA compliant sidewalk
ramps at the Center Street and Twin Arch/Park Avenue
intersections.
Graphic shows plans to widen Rt 27 northbound (between Ridge Ave
and Twin Arch Rd) to two lanes - and to also include a dedicated
right-turn lane onto Twin Arch Rd.
Exclusive - PDF Plans of Route 27 Project [SHA Document - 9
Page PDF file. 4.6MB]
Mount Airy road work to cause delays [Carroll County
Times - 5/7/10]
The more than 18,000 motorists who travel Md. 27 in Mount Airy
each day could find themselves facing significant delays through
next spring, as SHA began a $2.4 million project near Twin Arch
Road earlier this week.
Single-lane closures should be expected from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and
9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and
midnight to 5 a.m. Friday, while work is being done, according to
a State Highway Administration press release.
SHA will extend two through lanes on northbound Md. 27 from Ridge
Avenue to north of Twin Arch Road, in addition to intersection
improvements. Those improvements include a right-turn lane from
Md. 27 to Twin Arch and new left-turn lanes on north and
southbound Md. 27 at Center Street.
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