ELLICOTT CITY, MD – A Howard County construction project to install 600 linear feet of sidewalk along eastbound US 40 from Rogers Avenue to 8659 Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City, is scheduled to begin on or about Monday, August 5th. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by late August 2024.
Sidewalks create neighborhood connections and provide our residents safe and healthy transportation options. To help us expand multimodal transportation in Howard County, including in our Ellicott City community, my Fiscal Year 2025 Capital Budget included $14.7 million in County funding for sidewalks, bike lanes, pathways and other Complete Streets infrastructure that makes projects like this possible.
Part of the County’s Pedestrian Master Plan, WalkHoward, the project will improve connectivity along Ellicott City’s US 40 corridor.
Signs will be posted in the project area to alert motorists of the project and corresponding temporary closure of the US 40 eastbound right turn lane to Rogers Avenue during work hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
While the County and its transportation partners work hard to maintain safe traffic mobility in work zones, drivers are reminded to stay alert and look for reduced speed limits, narrow driving lanes and highway workers. Please slow down and don’t follow too closely when traveling through a work zone. Remember, work zone safety is in your hands.
For more information about Capital Project J-4177, contact Public Works Customer Service at 410-313-3440 or email publicworks@howardcountymd.gov.