Project Facts:
- Replace Route B bridge over Shaw Branch west of Rockville
- Replace existing single-lane bridge with new two-lane structure over Shaw Branch
- New bridge will be 26 feet wide, six feet wider than current bridge
- New bridge will be approximately 15 feet longer than current bridge
- Current bridge built in 1935
- Approximately 300 vehicles per day cross the bridge
- Bridge deteriorating, too narrow for current traffic
Construction: Summer 2019
Estimated total project cost: $707,000
Traffic Impacts:
- Route B CLOSED for up to four months at the bridge during construction
- Drivers will have access to property at both ends of the bridge
- No signed detour, drivers should use alternate routes