22 Miles Of Howard County Roads To Be Repaved This Summer

Ellicott City MD

04 June, 2021

4:48 PM

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HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Starting June 14, a county road maintenance project designed to extend the lifespan of nearly 22 miles of the county's roads out west by seven to 10 years will begin. Using a "chip seal" process, crews will patch and then spray liquid asphalt emulsion on the roadway and immediately cover the surface with fine stone. Rubber tired rollers then will push the stone into the asphalt emulsion. Once the stone adheres to the asphalt emulsion, the loose stone will be swept away and the roadway lane markings repainted. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by early August. "These resurfacing projects are much needed to maintain the lifespan of our county roads and ensure reliable and accessible transportation for our community," Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said. "This work is a precursor to the $10 million in county funding for road resurfacing needs for fiscal year 2022, the highest investment since fiscal year 2015 to address a more than $60 million backlog of projects. The average funding towards resurfacing over the last 10 years was $5.6 million and this is an important first step to improve the maintenance of our more than 3500 county roadways." County roads to be addressed will include: Mount Airy: Camalo Drive from Old Frederick Road to dead endFlorence Road from Ed Warfield Road to Jennings Chapel RoadLong Corner Road from MD 144 to Howard/Montgomery County linePaulownia Hill Court from Camalo Drive to dead endPenn Shop Road from Long Corner Road to MD 27Watersville Road from MD 144 to West Watersville RoadWest Watersville Road from Watersville Road to Old Frederick Road Woodbine: Addison Way from MD 144 to dead endAE Mullinix Road from Daisy Road to MD 94 Annapolis Rock Road from Hipsley Mill Road to MD 94Duvall Road from Ed Warfield Road to AE Mullinix Road Ed Warfield Road from Daisy Road to Jennings Chapel RoadHipsley Mill Road from Jennings Chapel Road to Howard/Montgomery County lineJones Road from Hipsley Mill Road to Jennings Chapel Road Signs will be posted to alert motorists and cyclists of the project and to urge caution when traveling through the project area as loose gravel and unmarked pavement can be expected until the work is complete.