Roadwork

Nottingham Road is still undergoing roadwork between Washington Avenue and West Washington Street. Currently, the southbound lane is closed off right there for resurfacing, according to Brandon Jones of Northern Pipeline. Jones says that Northern Pipeline has been working on the road since May 2. Columbia Gas contracted Northern Pipeline to fix the pavement on the road after ripping it up to put in a new gas main. The street, Jones says, will still be under construction for about two more weeks.

Traffic has been slow on Baltimore Street near its intersection with South Locust Street all week due to roadwork. Cones have been set up to designate traffic lanes. The roadwork is related to the installation of a new Columbia Gas main on Baltimore Street late last year. Bob Bond of Henson & Son Inc., the company contracted for the construction, said that crews have been working there since December. “We put all new sidewalks in, then we had to come back and do the streets,” he said.

Nottingham Road is still undergoing roadwork between Washington Avenue and West Washington Street. Currently, the southbound lane is closed off right there for resurfacing, according to Brandon Jones of Northern Pipeline. Jones says that Northern Pipeline has been working on the road since May 2. Columbia Gas contracted Northern Pipeline to fix the pavement on the road after ripping it up to put in a new gas main. The street, Jones says, will still be under construction for about two more weeks.

To accommodate travel on Maryland highways over the Thanksgiving weekend, nonemergency work on all roads maintained by the Maryland State Highway Administration will be suspended between 9 a.m. Wednesday and Monday morning, the SHA said Tuesday. “This is one of the busiest travel times of the year,” SHA spokesman Charlie Gischlar said. “Ten years ago, we might only have to worry about people traveling on Wednesday. Now people make a week out of it.” In addition to suspending roadwork in certain areas, Gischlar said the SHA would add extra staff to handle accidents.

The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) has resumed its regular schedule for roadwork on roads it maintains and is not scheduled to suspend it again this weekend, according to SHA spokesman Charlie Gischlar. "The holidays are over, so everybody's back on schedule," Gischlar said. Over the past two weekends, for the holidays, the SHA suspended roadwork on Friday at 9 a.m. and did not resume work until 9 a.m. the following Tuesday. All roads were open to traffic during that time.

The Maryland State Highway Administration will suspend all nonemergency roadwork for the next two holiday weekends, officials said Thursday. The SHA will suspend roadwork from today at 9 a.m. until Tuesday at 9 a.m., SHA spokesman David Buck said in a news release. The same will be true for the New Year's weekend. "We'll suspend roadwork again next Friday at the same time, and it will start again that next Tuesday," Buck said. He said contractors might be out working on Tuesday, Dec. 27, through Thursday, Dec. 29, but the roads will be open any other time between today and Tuesday, Jan. 3. Buck said there is a possibility all roads will remain open throughout next week.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Road repairs have been scheduled for Pa. 997 south of Waynesboro, as well as almost six miles of Mont Alto Road. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has a $2.3 million contract with Valley Quarries of Chambersburg, Pa., for the efforts. The work on Pa. 997 is scheduled to start today on slightly more than one mile of the road from Welty Road to the state line. Crews will repair sections of the roadway base and shoulders, installing guardrails, milling the old surface, resurfacing the roads and painting new lines.

The Washington County Division of Public Works-Capital Engineering Projects says the Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project for fiscal year 2010 will begin Monday in the Funkstown area. Roads scheduled to receive full-depth patching, milling and asphalt overlay include: o Funkstown Road, from Hebb Road to Funkstown Elementary School o Sturgis Drive, from Hebb Road to the dead end o Bethlehem Court, from Beaver Creek Road to the town house parking lot o Stouffer Avenue, from Edgewood Drive to East Baltimore Street o Haywood Circle, from Edgewood Drive to Haywood Circle The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.

West Antietam Street between Summit Avenue and Walnut Street will be closed to through traffic on Tuesday and possibly Wednesday, according to Hagerstown city spokeswoman Karen Giffin. Work crews from Henkels & McCoy Inc. will close the road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. so they can install a manhole. The contractor will try to allow local traffic and emergency vehicles through the work area, but access may be denied to all vehicles during certain portions of the work, Giffin said.

Crews to pave portion of Virginia Avenue Monday Crews will begin paving Virginia Avenue between Howard Street and Park Circle on Monday beginning at 7 a.m., weather permitting, according to a press release from the City of Hagerstown. Motorists approaching the work area should expect to encounter flagmen, temporary lane closures and traffic control devices. Motorists are advised that traffic delays are likely near the work area, and that alternate routes should be considered.

We appreciate good intentions and we appreciate elected officials who are good stewards of public money. Sometimes, though, it would also be helpful if they would think a little beneath the surface. Because sometimes “savings” can wind up being costly. To that point, we are thankful that the majority of the Washington County Commissioners brushed aside a suggestion by Commissioners President Terry Baker that would have halted highway improvements to the Robinwood Drive corridor.

The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) has resumed its regular schedule for roadwork on roads it maintains and is not scheduled to suspend it again this weekend, according to SHA spokesman Charlie Gischlar. "The holidays are over, so everybody's back on schedule," Gischlar said. Over the past two weekends, for the holidays, the SHA suspended roadwork on Friday at 9 a.m. and did not resume work until 9 a.m. the following Tuesday. All roads were open to traffic during that time.

The Maryland State Highway Administration will suspend all nonemergency roadwork for the next two holiday weekends, officials said Thursday. The SHA will suspend roadwork from today at 9 a.m. until Tuesday at 9 a.m., SHA spokesman David Buck said in a news release. The same will be true for the New Year's weekend. "We'll suspend roadwork again next Friday at the same time, and it will start again that next Tuesday," Buck said. He said contractors might be out working on Tuesday, Dec. 27, through Thursday, Dec. 29, but the roads will be open any other time between today and Tuesday, Jan. 3. Buck said there is a possibility all roads will remain open throughout next week.

Here is the list of road and lane closures in the area for Wednesday, Dec. 14: * Mill Street between South Cannon Avenue and East Baltimore Street in Hagerstown will be closed from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 23 while demolition work on the former Washington County Hospital site continues. * The westbound lane and shoulder of Md. 144 between mileposts 3.91 and 4.14 near Hancock is closed for roadwork, according to the State Highway Administration. The eastbound lane is being used for bidirectional traffic.

To accommodate travel on Maryland highways over the Thanksgiving weekend, nonemergency work on all roads maintained by the Maryland State Highway Administration will be suspended between 9 a.m. Wednesday and Monday morning, the SHA said Tuesday. “This is one of the busiest travel times of the year,” SHA spokesman Charlie Gischlar said. “Ten years ago, we might only have to worry about people traveling on Wednesday. Now people make a week out of it.” In addition to suspending roadwork in certain areas, Gischlar said the SHA would add extra staff to handle accidents.

Nottingham Road is still undergoing roadwork between Washington Avenue and West Washington Street. Currently, the southbound lane is closed off right there for resurfacing, according to Brandon Jones of Northern Pipeline. Jones says that Northern Pipeline has been working on the road since May 2. Columbia Gas contracted Northern Pipeline to fix the pavement on the road after ripping it up to put in a new gas main. The street, Jones says, will still be under construction for about two more weeks.

Nottingham Road is still undergoing roadwork between Washington Avenue and West Washington Street. Currently, the southbound lane is closed off right there for resurfacing, according to Brandon Jones of Northern Pipeline. Jones says that Northern Pipeline has been working on the road since May 2. Columbia Gas contracted Northern Pipeline to fix the pavement on the road after ripping it up to put in a new gas main. The street, Jones says, will still be under construction for about two more weeks.

Traffic has been slow on Baltimore Street near its intersection with South Locust Street all week due to roadwork. Cones have been set up to designate traffic lanes. The roadwork is related to the installation of a new Columbia Gas main on Baltimore Street late last year. Bob Bond of Henson & Son Inc., the company contracted for the construction, said that crews have been working there since December. “We put all new sidewalks in, then we had to come back and do the streets,” he said.

The City of Hagerstown provided the following information about road closures: Weather permitting, beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, work crews from Slurry Pavers Inc. will begin sealing cracks in existing pavement as part of the city's Pavement Preservation Program. This work will be performed on Prospect Street between Church and South Walnut streets. The work is expected to be completed at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The crack-sealing work is a mobile operation. The contractor will use flaggers, signs, cones and other devices to control traffic around the work zone.

Editor's note: Millions of dollars worth of road projects are under way in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia and south central Pennsylvania. Drivers will find themselves navigating through detours and delays. The Herald-Mail will run this feature regularly on Mondays this summer and into the fall to get motorists ready for the start of the workweek. Here is what to anticipate on the roads this week. West Virginia o A West Virginia Department of Transportation project continues to build a new Tabler Station Road bridge over Interstate 81 and a new roadway from I-81 to U.S. 11. Also expect to encounter construction zones on Opequon Lane.