Jun 4, 2008 12:14 pm US/Eastern
Improvements To Be Made At Towson Roundabout
TOWSON, Md. (AP) ―
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The Towson roundabout is scheduled to be closed for up to three nights.
The Towson roundabout is scheduled to be closed for up to three nights.
The closure will start at 9 p.m., June 16.
The temporary closure of the roundabout will allow the state and Baltimore County to institute new traffic patterns on the roundabout and reduce York Road to one lane between the roundabout and Towsontown Boulevard.
The closure will happen between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. on the nights of June 16, 17 and 18.
The roundabout will be closed to traffic. Northbound York Road will be closed north of Pennsylvania Avenue; Southbound York Road will be closed south of Washington Avenue; Southbound Dulaney Valley Road will be closed south of Investment Place; Northbound Dulaney Valley Road will be closed at the roundabout; Eastbound Allegheny Avenue will be closed at Washington Avenue; Westbound Allegheny Avenue will be closed at the roundabout; Eastbound Joppa Road will be closed east of Washington Avenue (existing closure); and Westbound Joppa Road will be closed west of Virginia Avenue.
During the roundabout closures, motorists should seek alternative routes around Towson. On Monday night, June 16, SHA contractors will alter the traffic patterns on the Towson roundabout to delineate turn lanes and narrow the roundabout to one lane between southbound York Road and eastbound Joppa Road (between Souris' Saloon and Barnes and Noble Bookstore).
As of 5 a.m. Tuesday morning, June 17, the entrance from Allegheny Avenue to the roundabout (by the saloon) will be narrowed from two lanes to one lane. The exit from the roundabout to eastbound Joppa Road (by the bookstore) will also be narrowed to a single lane. New pavement markings, signs and ground-mounted bollards will direct motorists through the new traffic pattern.
The new traffic patterns are part of the Baltimore County's Walkable Towson plan to reduce through traffic on York Road and improve pedestrian access to businesses, shops and restaurants in downtown Towson. Travelers are strongly encouraged to use the new "trailblazer" signs installed by the state and county in April to navigate alternative routes around the Towson core to I-695 or Baltimore City during the roundabout closure times.
As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, parking will be permitted on York Road during daytime business hours, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., in addition to the evening parking hours. Motorists should be aware that this will reduce York Road to one lane in each direction between the roundabout and Towsontown Boulevard.
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