Beginning Wednesday, October 5, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) will begin a $3.7 million project to construct a roundabout at the Harford Road (MD 147) intersection with Glen Arm Road and Mt. Vista Road in Glen Arm. The new roundabout should be complete late summer 2017, weather permitting.
The project will be constructed in three phases; each phase will require a detour of either the Mt. Vista Road or Glen Arm Road legs of the intersection. Northbound and southbound Harford Road will remain open to traffic during construction.
On October 5, weather permitting, SHA will close the Mt. Vista Road leg of the intersection to begin the first of three phases of the roundabout construction. SHA’s contractor, Kinsley Construction, Inc. of Timonium, will use portable digital message signs in the vicinity of the intersection to advise motorists of the upcoming closure of Mt. Vista Road at Harford Road.
Although Harford Road will be open during construction, motorists traveling on Harford Road within the Glen Arm, Kingsville, Long Green, and Fork communities should expect the following driving conditions during the roundabout construction:
• A closure and detour of either the Mt. Vista Road or Glen Arm Road legs of the four-way intersection:
Phase 1: Mt. Vista Road closed at Harford Road intersection (5 – 7 months) – beginning October 5
Detour Route: Sunshine Avenue and Belair Road
Phase 2: Glen Arm Road closed at Harford Road intersection (2 – 3 months)
Detour Route: Long Green Pike and Fork Road
Phase 3: Mt. Vista Road closed at Harford Road intersection (3 – 4 weeks)
Detour Route: Sunshine Avenue and Belair Road
• Temporary daytime lane closures on Harford Road in the vicinity of the Glen Arm Road/Mt. Vista Road intersection
(9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday through Friday)
• Temporary flagging operations controlling two-way traffic on Harford Road
(9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday through Friday)
Approximately 6,000 vehicles use this section of Harford Road each day. Commuters and commercial vehicle drivers should plan for extra travel time on Harford Road and the detour routes during the next year. Citizens with questions about the roundabout construction project may call SHA’s District Four Office – Construction Division at 410-229-2300 or toll-free at 1-866-998-0367.
Commuters can also know before they go by calling 511 on their hands-free cellphone or visiting www.md511.org for live traffic updates on State highways (including temporary lane closures).
I think the change to a roundabout will be welcome. that intersection is quite problematic. I do have one concern however, although it is not directly related to the changes at Harford Rd and Mt Vista/Glen Arm Rd.. It is a concern with increased traffic at the west bound Sunshine/Fork Rd. Harford Rd intersection. With the growing traffic over the last several years I have had a number of close calls when trying to make a left turn on to Harford Rd. from Fork Rd. And this will only increase with the detours during the construction period. The line of vision to see traffic moving into the right lane of west bound Sunshine Rd is not very good and cars often move to that right land vey quickly . I don’t know if there are any stats that show the frequency of accidents at that intersection but I believe accidents are waiting to happen. As a suggestion maybe that right lane could be right turn only. This would prevent drivers from moving to that lane and accelerating to move across Harford Rd to Fork Rd.
excuse me for ‘hi-jacking’ this site, but I have a question on the Rte 222 detour, due to a bridge renovation, which was supposed to have been finished by now.I wish a similar site answered questions regarding the delay. An update on the construction and possible date of completion would be nice to know.