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complete. The one-way section heading
north is finished, and the southbound lane
is ready for new concrete now that utility
work has been completed.
“This completed section just wet all our
whistles on what this project will mean to
the rest of Broening Highway,” Thomas said.
Phase II involved shifting the travel
lanes of the south side of Broening Highway
opposite the Point Breeze office buildings
to provide for continuous two-way traffic
while the road is resurfaced. The infra-
structure of sewer lines and stormwater
pipes was put in place, and then work on
the electrical conduits utilized by BGE was
completed in mid-October, thus allowing
for concrete work to begin.
Phase III and IV again will involve
lane shifts to accommodate repaving the
other travel lanes of Broening Highway as
the contractor works his way across the
roadway. This contract also involves repair-
ing a section of the Colgate Creek Bridge,
but final design approvals are still needed.
The hope is that all of the phases will
be completed sometime in the fall of 2014.
The concrete is designed to stand up to a
heavy volume of truck traffic and should
last 20 years.
The temporary patching that took place
in October has alleviated several rough
spots in places along Broening Highway,
most notably by Holabird Avenue and near
2310 Broening Highway, that were difficult
for trucks to navigate.
Thomas praised the trucking commu-
nity for its continued understanding during
the project. “They’ve had patience with us
and the project,” he said. “They haven’t
lost sight of the end game and the many
improvements we’ve made to our facilities.
This Broening Highway project is a critical
extension of those improvements.”
Although the resurfacing is not an MPA
contract, the MPA remains in constant
communication with the Baltimore City
transportation department and the general
contractor, American Infrastructure (AI).
“The MPA Operations staff attends
monthly progress meetings with AI and
Baltimore City and we are always welcome
and have our place on the agenda,” Thomas
said. “The Port interests are well covered
and we have a strong voice without a doubt.
… They’ve been very responsive, which we
appreciate.”