***TRAFFIC ALERT*** MDOT SHA BEGINS PROJECT TO IMPROVE SURFACE OF MD 180 (JEFFERSON PIKE) IN FREDERICK COUNTY

MD 180 sign

MD 180 sign

​Through June, Crews Will Work Daytime Hours to Patch and Install New Driving Surface

(April 26, 2022) – The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will begin work Monday, May 2, to improve the driving conditions  and enhance safety on a section of MD 180 (Jefferson Pike) in Jefferson, Frederick County. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, crews will work between Lander Road/Holter Road and Mount Zion Road. The work is expected to be completed in June.   

Crews will  patch potholes to smooth out the road surface, and add a new layer of asphalt on more than three miles of MD 180. During work hours, motorists can expect a single-lane closure and a flagging operation.   

MDOT SHA contractor, F.O. Day Company of Rockville, will use signs, cones, electronic arrow boards and a truck mounted attenuator to alert and guide motorists through the work zone. 
MDOT SHA works hard to maintain safe traffic mobility in work zones for our crews as well as our customers. 

Drivers need to stay alert, focus on driving and, look for reduced speed limits, as well as other driving pattern changes.  Please drive like you work here and slow down in construction zones.  

Motorists in need may dial #77 on their mobile device for roadside assistance.

Governor Larry Hogan has declared April as Work Zone Safety Month in Maryland. For more information on Work Zone Safety, visit roads.maryland.gov and click on the work zone safety banner. Also follow MDOT SHA on Twitter @MDSHA and on Facebook at facebook.com/MDOTSHA

For a list of all major MDOT SHA projects, go to Project Portal. Visit our homepage at roads.maryland.gov. For a look at real-time traffic conditions, go to md511.maryland.gov.

Editor’s Note

From intersection improvements to widening and new interchange construction, MDOT SHA is investing in projects to enhance the commute and daily travel for millions of Marylanders.  MDOT SHA maintains more than 2,500 bridges and 17,000 miles of non-toll state roads – the interstate, US and state numbered routes in Maryland’s 23 counties.

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