(Sept. 7, 2017) Road closures on William Street in Berlin started this week and are expected to last several weeks, as the town continues its stormwater system upgrades.
Williams Street is closed between Cedar and Powellton avenues.
“This is the second phase of our stormwater projects, which have already reduced flooding in our community,” Mayor Gee Williams said in a press release on Friday. “It’s a temporary inconvenience for a permanent solution to our flooding problems.”
“We expected to start the project sooner, but the State Highway Administration requested additional information about some components of the project we submitted for their review,” Town Administrator Laura Allen said. “William Street is a state highway, therefore their approval is required.”
Allen said working hours would generally be between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. The road will be open to residents, but closed to through traffic during construction.
Because the street is a busy thoroughfare for pedestrians, the town ordered construction of a walkway along the fence of the power plant to act as a bypass for portions of the sidewalk that are closed.
Allen said the cost to do so is negligible.
“It’s pretty minimal and I think it’s worthwhile to give the folks in that area the increased option to be walk around and give them a little more mobility while we’re working on that project,” she said.
Allen said the town would continue to use its CodeRED notification system to alert residents of any road closures or emergency situations.
For more information or to sign up for CodeRED, visit www.berlin md.gov/department/emergency-notification-2.
Williams Street is closed between Cedar and Powellton avenues.
“This is the second phase of our stormwater projects, which have already reduced flooding in our community,” Mayor Gee Williams said in a press release on Friday. “It’s a temporary inconvenience for a permanent solution to our flooding problems.”
“We expected to start the project sooner, but the State Highway Administration requested additional information about some components of the project we submitted for their review,” Town Administrator Laura Allen said. “William Street is a state highway, therefore their approval is required.”
Allen said working hours would generally be between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. The road will be open to residents, but closed to through traffic during construction.
Because the street is a busy thoroughfare for pedestrians, the town ordered construction of a walkway along the fence of the power plant to act as a bypass for portions of the sidewalk that are closed.
Allen said the cost to do so is negligible.
“It’s pretty minimal and I think it’s worthwhile to give the folks in that area the increased option to be walk around and give them a little more mobility while we’re working on that project,” she said.
Allen said the town would continue to use its CodeRED notification system to alert residents of any road closures or emergency situations.
For more information or to sign up for CodeRED, visit www.berlin md.gov/department/emergency-notification-2.