OCEAN CITY – Overnight closures of the Route 90 corridor will begin next week as crews commence with a milling and patching project.
Beginning Sunday, June 18, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (SHA) will begin an overnight milling and patching project along Route 90 from Route 50 to Route 589. The agency reports the roadwork should be completed by the end of the month, weather permitting, but that motorists can expect overnight closures of the Route 90 corridor throughout the course of the project.
“During recent pavement inspections, our crews noticed sections of pavement that need rehabilitation in the median surrounding the rumble strips,” said Shanteé Felix, SHA media relations manager. “We needed to initiate the project now to assure a safe and reliable system for the increased traffic MD 90 will experience during the summer season. The State Highway Administration conferred with the Town of Ocean City before scheduling this work, and it was determined that closing MD 90 for overnight work was the best solution for lessening the impact to the traveling public. Motorists may want to consider using US 50 into downtown Ocean City to MD 528 (Coastal Highway) as an alternate until the project is complete.”
SHA reports crews will begin work at 10 p.m. Sunday nights and 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, with the road reopening by 6 a.m. each morning to allow full traffic flow in and out of Ocean City. During work hours, Route 90 will be closed in both directions, with detours in place.
Motorists traveling east on US 50 should continue east on US 50 to MD 589 (Racetrack Road), turn left onto MD 589 and follow to MD 90, and turn either east or west onto MD 90.
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Prob a GREAT idea to do it now rather than the week of the 4th. March april may, Sept Oct Nov are primo months.
Awesome job SHA – like 589 doesn’t already have enough traffic on it already. Look out all you lil ole blue hairs in the pines…Baltimorons inbound!
Milling the non bridge areas eh? Supposed to rain from Tues nite until early Sat. Cant lay asphalt in the rain.
Several days will turn into several weeks during the summer months. Great project planning…and night differential expenses to close out the fiscal year. New money July 1st