Daisy Road Bridge Replacement In Howard County To Be Funded By State

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A bridge in Howard County will be replaced thanks to the investment of $9.6 million in state funding. Gov. Larry Hogan recently announced the new funding category in the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to rehabilitate or replace fair to poorly rated county-maintained bridges around the state. These limited federal funds require no local government dollars.

“Our administration has delivered on promises to all Maryland counties to restore highway user revenue at historic levels and advocate on behalf of local governments to the federal government to provide funding for critical infrastructure,” Hogan said. “These federal funds will help local governments fulfill critical infrastructure needs.”

The six bridges awarded funding are located within county road systems in Maryland – not the state highway system. There are more than 5,200 bridges throughout the state and the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration maintains more than half. The remaining are on local government roads. The state has been authorized by the federal government to distribute these new funds to county transportation departments. MDOT SHA reviewed the applications for IIJA eligibility and rated them. These projects are ready to move to active construction.

The following projects will receive this year’s allotment of the 100 percent funding award:

• Allegany County – rehabilitation of the Old Mount Pleasant Road Bridge over Evitts Creek and the Mason Road Bridge over Evitts Creek ($2 million),
• Anne Arundel County – replacement of the McKendree Road Bridge over Lyons Creek ($1.5 million),
• Frederick County – replacement of the Hornets Nest Bridge over Friends Creek ($2.6 million),
• Howard County – replacement of the Daisy Road Bridge over Little Cattail Creek ($1.1 million), and
• Prince George’s County – replacement of the Molly Berry Road Bridge over a tributary to Mataponi Creek ($2.4 million).

Residents are encouraged to attend a Nov. 30 meeting to learn more about the plans to replace the bridge at 3590 Daisy Road. The meeting will start at 5 p.m. in the media center at Lisbon Elementary School, 15901 Frederick Rd.

Howard County's DPW’s bureau of engineering plans to construct a replacement bridge for Howard County Bridge No. HO-38 carrying Daisy Road over Little Cattail Creek. The project will include the construction of a reinforced concrete substructure and pre-cast concrete plank beam superstructure, staged construction with temporary stream diversion, construction of storm water management facilities, approach roadway improvements and installation of traffic barrier and signs.