MD 24 Changes Planned As Part Of I-95 Express Toll Lanes Project

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — As part of the I-95 Express Toll Lanes extension project, state officials plan to add a third lane to MD 24 in Harford County. The Maryland Transportation Authority will present its plan to the public at a virtual meeting on Feb. 4.

Plans call for a third auxiliary lane on MD 24 north to run from MD 924 through Singer Road.

Officials said the third lane will reduce congestion along the path from Interstate 95 toward Bel Air.

As part of the project, northbound lanes will be resurfaced and widened on MD 24, where the Singer Road intersection will also undergo traffic signal modifications. Timing will be adjusted, two existing poles will have to be relocated and the signal will have to be modified to allow for a third northbound lane on Route 24 north, John Sales, spokesperson for the Maryland Transportation Authority, told Patch. Three noise walls may also be installed.

A dynamic messaging sign would be added on MD 24 south in the area north of MD 924.

State transportation officials anticipate opening the northern extension of the Express Toll Lanes to MD 152 by the end of 2023 and the extension to MD 24 by the end of 2026.

Construction on the MD 24 auxiliary lane is expected to begin in winter 2022/2023 and to be complete by 2024.

Check out materials in advance here.

At a virtual meeting about the auxiliary lane on Route 24, people may ask questions and comment. The meeting will be 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4. Here is the link to join the meeting. People may also dial in for audio only by calling 443-409-5228, conference ID 392 690 160#.

Send questions and comments about the MD 24 northbound auxiliary lane proposal by email to I95ETLNB@mdta.maryland.gov or by mail to Maryland Transportation Authority, Attn: Brian Wolfe, PE, Director of Project Development, Office of Engineering and Construction, 8019 Corporate Drive, Suite F, Nottingham, MD 21236.

Those who need special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or who need language translation should email I95ETLNB@mdta.maryland.gov by Thursday, Jan. 28.

Public comment on the project will run through Feb. 18.