Mandatory Flash Mode Begins Tuesday, Full Color Activation on Friday 

(June 16, 2023) – The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will activate a newly installed traffic signal at MD 589 (Racetrack Road) near Taylorville Road in Berlin on Tuesday, June 20. The new signal initially will be placed on a flash mode for 72 hours to familiarize road users with the signal, then will become fully operational on Friday, June 23. 

Portable message signs will be in place to alert motorists to the new traffic signal. Construction on the $789,000 traffic signal began in March 2023 to accommodate the new Atlantic General Medical Center. State Highway Administration traffic analysis determined a traffic signal would increase the safety of motorists as well as enhance pedestrian safety at this location. Nearly 20,000 vehicles use this section of MD 589 each day, and that number is projected to increase with the addition of the medical center. 

Warm weather is here, and many people are out walking, biking, and riding on motorcycles. All motorists are urged to obey all the rules of the road, and remember that motorcycles can be hidden from view in vehicle blind spots. Please look twice and save a life.  

For a list of all major State Highway Administration projects, go to Project Portal, or visit the homepage at roads.maryland.​gov. For a look at real-time traffic conditions, go to md511.mary​land.gov.