Hampstead Bypass completed
Joy knows no bounds in Hampstean, where work on its long-awaited bypass is now complete, according to the State Highway Administration. A ribbon-cutting on the $83 million project, which carries Route 30 around downtown Hampstead, is planned Thursday -- with State Highway Administrator joining local elected officials for the festivities.
This is the project where the SHA employed goats to control vegetation and thus protect the endangered bog turtle. Instead of having a bunch of officials hack away with a scissors, wouldn't it be more fun to let the goats have a ribbon-chewing?
Comments
I think we should all meet at Elmo's to celebrate for breakfast Friday to honor all the saved commute time (if you're from Hampstead or Manchester u know the place). I keep seeing circles and more circles ...
Posted by: Cindy | August 4, 2009 10:43 PM
The Half a** bypass must have been engeineered by a person who was last in his class. A complete disrespect to the residents of Hampstead. Take traffic and just oalace the bottle neck in another location. Shame on you, Carroll County.
Posted by: S. M. Dillman | August 5, 2009 8:25 AM
The Half a** bypass must have been engineered by a person who was last in his class. A complete disrespect to the residents of Hampstead. Take traffic and just place the bottle neck in another location. Shame on you, Carroll County.
Posted by: S. M. Dillman | August 5, 2009 8:26 AM
Please visit the Bypass on a regular basis, it is disfunctional. The local officials whom approved the design have created the worse operating and disfunctional roadway on Maryland State Highway System. The amount of vehicular side swipes, crashes and potential road rage will require the SHA to be back within a year to correct the Design errors. Please do a follow up next year with the numbers. Carroll County, hang your head in shame for approving this disfuntional design!
Posted by: DetectiveDick | August 5, 2009 9:15 AM
Wow. Disfunctional. Really? Has anyone driven on it yet? Why is it the worse.. or is it the worst? At least get your grammar correct. Carroll County didn't approve design, hang your head for not knowing any facts. Let's give it a chance. I am not sure about a traffic light by the Greenmount Weis; that worries me. And it would be nice if it were wider... but let's see, people.
Posted by: Ellen | August 6, 2009 3:15 PM
Elmo's used to have the best sausage gravy.
The circles are going to be interesting. I've already seen drivers who don't have a clue what to do even though the circles have been open for a couple of months.
I also have been stuck behind drivers who won't travel the 55 mph limit during the three times I've driven the bypass.
Not much of a time saver if people won't travel more than 40 mph.
Posted by: Oat | August 7, 2009 6:05 PM
So already there has been a accident on the bypass. It could have been a lot worse.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/bal-md.briefs212aug21,0,5663999.story
I had a guy in front of me going north that made a u-turn last week. I don't understand why people do such stupid things.
Posted by: Oat | August 25, 2009 9:33 PM