Thank you for submitting this report. Since this is a State road, the report has been forwarded to the State Highway Administration for investigation.

http://marylandsha.force.com/customercare/request_for_service

Thank you for contacting the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) regarding:
Our system is monitored during normal business hours. Service Request number SR-0370706 has been created to track your concern and you will receive a response from us within the next few days.

Per SHA:
Our traffic engineering staff will review your request to determine if this location meets the warrants for a traffic signal. Our review should be completed within the next 90 days, at that time we will get back to you with our findings/recommendations.

Bad accident there about 1.5 months ago. 5 cars. Ambulances and fire trucks.

Update from State Highway Administration:

We are writing in follow-up to your request regarding traffic safety and operations along US 1 Business and Henderson Road in Harford County. We have completed our review and would like to share our findings with you.

In response to your concerns, our traffic engineering team has completed a traffic signal analysis at this location to determine if a traffic signal should be considered. As a guideline in determining whether a traffic signal would have a positive effect on traffic safety and operations, we use the nationally adopted Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. This manual written by federal, state, and local officials contains warrants or conditions, which should be satisfied before installation of a traffic signal can be considered. The findings of our study indicate that the level of service, rate of crashes, and delays experienced at this location do not fulfill the necessary requirements for the consideration of a traffic signal. Installing a traffic signal when it is not warranted is usually counterproductive for traffic safety and operations.

The site review included an intersection sight distance analysis and an evaluation of the existing signing and pavement markings. Our review found that the intersection sight distance is adequate for the US 1Business posted speed limit of 40 mph.

Thank you for your interest in safe traffic operations along US 1 Business at the Henderson Road intersection. Should you wish to discuss further or have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

John Vananzo
MDOT State Highway Administration
District 4 Traffic Section, Team Leader
320 West Warren Road
Hunt Valley MD 21030
410-229-2390

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