Route 29 Ramp In Ellicott City To Close Wednesday As Stormwater Retention Basin Work Begins

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Howard County volition physique a stormwater retention basin successful the country of Routes 29 and 40 to combat flooding successful Ellicott City.

The State Highway Administration volition adjacent the northbound Route 29 exit ramp from westbound Route 40 astatine 10 p.m. Wednesday and reopen it by 5 a.m. Thursday, upwind permitting.

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Motorists destined for westbound Route 40 volition beryllium directed to the eastbound Route 40 exit and past crook onto the westbound lanes utilizing the postulation signals astatine Ridge Road.

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SHA workers volition usage physics signs, barrels and cones to alert motorists astir the enactment portion and ramp closure.

For a database of each large SHA projects, spell to roads.maryland.gov.  For a look astatine real-time postulation conditions, spell to md511.maryland.gov.

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