$1.6 million project will fix concrete
MCHENRY — As the summer tourist season winds down at Deep Creek Lake, the Maryland State Highway Administration is looking ahead with a $1.6 million project to repair a deteriorated concrete wall along U.S. Route 219.
“The wall is structurally sound, but the worn concrete and exposed rebar detract from the attractiveness of the scenic Deep Creek Lake area,” SHA District Engineer Tony Crawford said. “These repairs will spruce it up in time to help put the area’s best face forward for the International Canoe Federation’s Canoe Slalom World Championships that will be held at Deep Creek Lake in September 2014.”
The project includes major repairs to the 1,356-foot-long wall that runs along the southbound shoulder of U.S. 219 at Fox Den Road. Work will begin in mid-September and proceed through the fall months until weather necessitates a closure, then will resume in spring with completion expected in early summer, weather permitting.
Motorists should expect shoulder closures throughout the duration of the project. During most of the work, both traffic lanes will be maintained and work will take place behind barriers on the southbound shoulder. However, at times, short-term lane closures with flagging will be necessary to allow crews to set up a barrier wall, receive deliveries or complete concrete pours. Whenever possible, these flagging operations will be scheduled for times with the least impact to the public.
Access to residences along Fox Den Road will be maintained at all times. Advance warning signs, cones, drums, variable message signs, barricades and flaggers will guide motorists through the construction zone.
SHA’s contractor for the project is Charles J. Merlo of Mineral Point, Pa.
This project was made possible with funding from the Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013.
