Construction Along MD 170 To Cause Lane Closures Near Severn

ODENTON-SEVERN, MD — The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will begin a project to enhance safety and improve intersection operations along MD 170 (Telegraph Road). The department also will be reducing the speed limit on a nearly three-mile section of MD 170 between Betson Avenue and MD 174.

MDOT SHA is constructing a new left-turn-only lane for vehicles turning left from eastbound MD 174 to northbound Severn Road. Crews will also lengthen the existing right-turn lane from westbound MD 174 to northbound Severn Road. The $1.8 million project will be complete by the summer of 2020.

In addition to the turn-lane upgrades, crews will improve roadway drainage, replace concrete curb and gutter, and mill, pave and restripe the pavement. The existing traffic signal will be upgraded to include the new turn lane.

MDOT SHA’s contractor, Rustler Construction, Inc. of Upper Marlboro, will initiate single lane closures Mondays through Fridays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Sundays through Thursdays between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. the following morning. More than 19,000 vehicles travel this section of MD 174 each day.

MDOT SHA also is reducing the speed limit from 50 mph to 45 mph on a nearly three-mile section of MD 170 between Betson Avenue and MD 174 (Reece Road/Donaldson Avenue). Updated speed limit signs identifying the new speed limit will be installed by the end of the month.

The average daily traffic volume in this corridor ranges between 16,200 near Betson Avenue to nearly 26,600 near MD 174. Drivers are advised to remain alert for workers and students walking in the area during the school year.