Highway agency offers vests for Halloween safety
What kid wouldn't want to go trick-or-treating as a highway worker?
The State Highway Administration is ready to make that possible by lending out the same type of bright yellow-green or orange vests that its highway workers wear to trick-or-treaters. The agency suggests that with the addition of a hard hat, jeans and boots, a child's costume dilemma would be solved. Otherwise the adult-sized vests can fit over any princess or superhero costume to keep children visible to drivers. Adults who are accompanying trick-or-treaters can borrow vests as well.
The reflective vests will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis through SHA maintenance shops from 8 a.m. through 4 p.m. each day through Friday, Vests must be returned by Nov. 6.
For a list of SHA maintenance shops taking part in the Vests for Visibility program, click below. (Photo courtesy of State Highway Administration)
2009 Vests for Visibility
Participating SHA Maintenance Shops
Anne Arundel County
Glen Burnie Shop
Stewart Ave
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
410-766-3770
Annapolis Shop
138 Defense Highway
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-1009
Baltimore County
Hereford Shop
306 Mount Carmel Road
MD 137 & I-83
Parkton, MD 21120
410-329-6756
Owings Mills Shop
9130 Dolfield Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-329-6756
Golden Ring Shop
8375 Pulaski Highway
Rosedale, MD 21237
410-574-4511
Calvert County
Prince Frederick Shop
MD 231 at MD 2/4
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
410-535-1748
Caroline County
Denton Shop
508 Caroline Street
Denton, MD 21629
410-479-0770
Carroll County
Westminster Shop
150 Wyndtryst Drive
Westminster, MD 21157
410-876-2061
Charles County
LaPlata Shop
Washington Ave
LaPlata, MD 20646
301-934-8031
Dorchester County
Cambridge Shop
750 Handley Road
Cambridge, MD 21701
410-543-6923
Frederick County
Frederick Shop
5111 Buckeystown Pike
Frederick, Md. 21701
301-624-8251
Thurmont Shop
Moser Road
Thurmont, Md. 21788
301-271-7787
Harford County
Churchville Shop
3050 Churchville Road
Churchville, MD 21028
410-838-7788
Howard County
Dayton Shop
4401 MD 32
Dayton, MD 21036
410-531-5533
Kent County
Chestertown Shop
615 Morgnec Road
Chestertown, MD 21620
410-778-0818
Montgomery County
Fairland Shop
12020 Plumorchard Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20904
301-572-5166
Gaithersburg Shop
502 Quince Orchard Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20760
301-948-2477
Prince George’s County
Laurel Shop
Talbot Avenue &Second Avenue
Laurel, MD 20810
301-776-7619
Marlboro Shop
6500 S.E. Crain Highway
Upper Marlboro, Md. 20870
301-952-0555
Somerset County
Princess Anne Shop
10980 Market Lane
Princess Anne, MD 21853
410-651-1333
St. Mary’s County
Leonardtown Shop
27345 Point Lookout Road
Leonardtown, MD 20650
1-301-475-8035
Washington County
Hagerstown Shop
I-70 & MD 65
18320 Col. Henry Douglas Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301-791-4790
Wicomico County
Salisbury Shop
660 West Road
Salisbury, MD 21802
410-677-4050
Worcester County
Snow Hill Shop
5630 Market Street
Snow Hill, MD 21863
