OCEAN CITY – Efforts to repair storm drains, launch a Walk Smart campaign and improve the intersection at the base of the Route 50 bridge highlighted a spring update from the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (SHA) this week.
On Tuesday, SHA officials presented the Mayor and Council with their bi-annual report on various projects taking place in and around the resort area. Assistant District Engineer Mark Crampton said several maintenance projects, including the repair of several storm drain catch basins, would be completed ahead of the summer season.
“Those are where the walls of the inlet are having issues or where concrete aprons have started to fail,” he explained. “And a number of those have been marked out and started. What we’re looking to do is have that work start the week of the 17th and we certainly expect that to be done well before the Memorial Day holiday.”
Mayor Rick Meehan, however, noted the importance of completing SHA projects before the season commences. He noted such projects could disrupt upcoming events such as Springfest and Cruisin weekend.
“The season is Ocean City starts well before Memorial Day weekend,” he said. “It’s not 5 o’clock Friday on Memorial Day weekend anymore, as it was maybe 30 years ago.”