Lane Closures and Flagging Operations May be in Effect Weekdays 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Motorists Advised to Plan for Extra Travel Time           
          
          
(August 29, 2008) – As part of the State’s ongoing highway maintenance program, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) and its contractor, Gray & Son, Inc. of Timonium, are moving forward on a project to repair sections of pavement along MD 24 (Rocks Road) between Cherry Hill Road and MD 165 (Pylesville Road).           
          
The project is underway and the contractor’s crews may institute temporary lane closures, flagging operations, and traffic shifts along MD 24 anytime on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The $200,000 highway maintenance project will be completed by early September, weather permitting.           
          
SHA and the contractor appreciate your patience during the highway repair work and advise motorists to plan for extra travel time through the work zone. For more information about highway maintenance activities along MD 24, MD 165 or other State-maintained highways within Harford County, citizens may contact SHA’s District 4 Office Maintenance Section at 410-321-2760 or toll free at 1-800-962-3077.           
          
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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