(August 9, 2012) – The State Highway Administration (SHA) is repairing damage to the MD 331 Dover Bridge over the Choptank River beginning Sunday, August 19.  The repair work will cost approximately $20,000 and is scheduled to be completed by the end of August, weather permitting.

The Dover Bridge connects Talbot and Caroline Counties on MD 331 (Dover Bridge Road). This work will repair the portal steel damage to the bridge’s superstructure caused by a vehicle impact in February 2012.  All work will be done nightly from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. by Covington Machine and Welding, Inc. of Annapolis MD.

A flagging operation crew will guide motorists through single lane closures in the work zone during the hours when repair work is being conducted.  Motorists will not incur any lane closures during the day until 7 p.m.

While SHA and its transportation partners work hard to maintain safe traffic mobility in work zones, each driver needs to actively modify his or her driving style to help prevent crashes. Stay alert and look for reduced speed limits, narrow driving lanes and highway workers.  Slow down and don’t follow too closely.  Safer driving. Safer work zones. For everyone.

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