Motorists Should Follow Detour Signs and Plan for Additional Travel Time

(May 5, 2016) – Tuesday May 10, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) will close a portion of MD 144 (Main Street) between MD 75 (Green Valley Road) and Prospect Road in New Market, Frederick County. Crews will begin work at 6 p.m. on Tuesday May 10, and continue through Thursday May 12 at 6 p.m., weather permitting.  The closure is necessary to allow crews to remove the top layer of asphalt, lower the roadway profile and repave the road and driveways connections.

Work will occur around the clock for 48 hours so motorists should plan extra travel time. The Maryland State Police will assist with traffic control during the morning and evening commutes. Motorists will follow a signed detour:

• From west on Main Street toward New Market Middle and Elementary schools, take northbound MD 75 to a left on MD 874 (Old New Market Road) and back to Main Street.

• From east on Main Street, travel towards the city park, turn left onto MD 874 (Old New Market Road) to a right on MD 75, and then access both I-70 and MD 144 (Main Street).

 

The work is part of the $8 million streetscape project being done by Concrete General Inc. of Gaithersburg, Maryland. The project should be complete by winter 2017 and will improve mobility and safety in the town of New Market.

Travelers should allow extra time to make their way around the detour.  For the latest real-time travel information, log onto www.md511.org. A complete listing of current roadway projects is included in e-Road Ready 2016, the online brochure. Please slow down and stay alert as you encounter work zones; work zone safety is in your hands.  http://roads.maryland.gov/OC/Road%20Ready%202016.pdf.