(September 8, 2011) – The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is assisting Exelon Energy with the closure and detour of US 1 (Conowingo Road) over the Conowingo Hydro-electric Dam at the Harford/Cecil County line.  The closure is necessary for the energy company to stage large equipment on the US 1 Conowingo Dam to remove debris that is compromising proper operation of the floodgates.

SHA has established the following detours for US 1:

Northbound US 1 (Harford County)

Motorists traveling along northbound US 1 will be detoured to southbound MD 161 (Darlington Road) to eastbound MD 155 (Level Road) to northbound I-95 (John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway) or eastbound US 40 (Pulaski Highway).

Southbound US 1 (Cecil County)

Motorists traveling along southbound US 1 will be detoured to southbound MD 276 (Jacob Tome Memorial Highway) to southbound MD 275 (Perrylawn Drive) to eastbound MD 222 (Bainbridge Road) to southbound I-95 or westbound US 40.

SHA is using detour signs and portable variable message signs to guide motorists through the detours.  Citizens with any questions about the closure of US 1 may contact SHA’s District 4 Office at 1-866-998-0367.

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