Yesterday, the newly expanded 4-lane US 113 bypass of Snow Hill opened to traffic.  I’ve been fighting a nasty case of the crud the past couple of days, and haven’t had a chance to check it out.  However… when I was last there Sunday morning… it looked almost complete.

It looks like the new 4-lane highway will not have any traffic signals… however intersections with MD 12 and MD 365 will continue to have flashing yellow lights.  Also… a new truck weigh station will be constructed at the southern end of the bypass, where US 113 and BUS US 113 meet.

I do, however, happen to have one particular gripe about the project.  It look like MD-SHA has outsourced their sign making.  Most of the signage on the highway doesn’t follow MD-SHA’s normal sign designs.  Fonts are smaller… as well as the actual footprints of the signs.  Also… the US 113 markers themselves are of inconsistent designs.  Some use a full shield on a black background… others use cutouts of the shields with no background.  Bad signing… to me… just looks unprofessional.

However… I digress.  I will have the opportunity of driving the new 4-lane US 113 Sunday morning as I leave work, and will then share with you my thoughts on the project, as well as, give more details on construction.