Weekend Project to Close MD 75 in Both Directions for Railroad Track, Roadway Surface Work

(May 16, 2022) - The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) announces that MD 75 (North Main Street) will be closed between East Elger Street and MD 75 (Green Valley Road) Between Friday, May 20 and Monday afternoon, May 23, in the Union Bridge area of Carroll County. The closure is necessary to allow Maryland Midland Railway to safely replace railroad tracks and the roadway surface.

Starting at 6 a.m. Friday, May 20, Maryland Midland Railway will close both lanes of MD 75 to remove and replace railroad tracks, grade the track bed and pave the roadway. MD 75 will be closed, and motorists will be detoured for the duration of the work. Maryland Midland Railway expects the work to be finished by 3 p.m. Monday, May 23.

Motorists on northbound and southbound MD 75 will be detoured using the following route:

• MD 75 to Shepherds Mill Road to Quaker Hill Road to East Locust Street, then back onto MD 75.

Larger vehicles such as trucks will be detoured using the following route:

• Those traveling to northbound MD 75 will take Shepherds Mill Road.
• Those traveling to southbound MD 75 will take Quaker Hill Road to Priestland Road to Marble Quarry Road to Lehigh Road to Peter Schriner Road to Clemsonville Road to access MD 75.

Pedestrian and bicycle access will be maintained during the weekend work. For more information on the project, contact Steven Sams at Maryland Midland Railway at 608-234-7400.

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.

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.