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Board affirms emergency procurement for new lane control signals on Hanover Street Bridge after visibility concerns
Summary
The Board of Estimates affirmed an emergency procurement to buy new LED lane control signals for the Hanover Street Bridge, citing diminished signal brightness, near‑miss reports and higher traffic volumes after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. The one‑time purchase is $174,450; delivery is expected in May 2025.
The Baltimore City Board of Estimates on March 19 affirmed a previously approved emergency procurement for new lane control signals on the Hanover Street Bridge, authorizing a one‑time purchase of $174,450.
Hassan Raza, deputy director and chief engineer in the Department of Transportation, told the board the bridge's overhead lane‑use signals were installed in 1986 and have grown "hardly visible," creating unsafe conditions for motorists using the reversible lane. "The brightness of traffic signal has just diminished to an unacceptable level causing unsafe condition for…
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