Motorists Should Expect Single-Lane Closures through late June          
          
(May 6, 2009) – Next week, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) will begin a $652,000 project to resurface approximately three miles along northbound US 15 (Catoctin Mountain Highway) from north of MD 550 (Sabillasville Road) to Orndorff Road, near Thurmont, Frederick County. SHA will begin the project on Monday, May 11 and anticipates project completion by the end of June, weather permitting.           
          
Motorists should expect single-lane closures along northbound US 15 Monday through Friday, anytime except 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Variable message signs, barrels, and arrow boards will guide motorists through the work zone. More than 27, 600 vehicles travel along this section of US 15 each day. Motorists should allow for extra travel time and consider alternate routes.          
          
During the next several months, there could be more than 350 work zones across Maryland. 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 Safety for Life in work zones; learn more at www.choosesafetyforlife.com.           
          
SHA awarded the contract to C.J. Miller, of Hampstead. Citizens who have questions about traffic operations along US 15 or other State numbered routes in Frederick County may call SHA’s District 7 Office at 301-624-8100 or toll free at 1-800-635-5119.           
          
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