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Residents press county for road resurfacing, traffic calming and new signals on Silver Spring Road and Honeygo Boulevard
Summary
Multiple District 5 residents asked Baltimore County to fund resurfacing of Honeygo Boulevard, traffic calming on Silver Spring Road, a roundabout and intersection fixes, and a traffic light at Oak Crest to address safety and speeding concerns.
Residents and neighborhood groups urged Baltimore County to fund several transportation projects in District 5, citing safety concerns, speeding and aging pavement.
Tom DeHart, a Perry Hall resident and Northgate Hall Community Association board member, asked the county to resurface Honeygo Boulevard from Joppa Road to Silver Spring Road, noting the project in the current budget covers only part of the corridor. He said the older segment north of Ebenezer Road carries the same traffic and should be completed in a single project.
Multiple speakers asked the county to re‑engineer Silver Spring Road, which residents said functions like a highway with speeds well above the 35 mph limit. A resident with traffic‑engineering experience said higher speeds lead to serious accidents and urged immediate safety redesigns.
Pat Keller and others requested completion of ongoing projects including a Honeygo roundabout, Gerst Road Park development and traffic calming studies on Silver Spring Road. Oakcrest residents asked for a traffic light at their entrance to protect an elderly population and student workforce.
Dave Conrad and the Bowlers Quarters Improvement Association asked that MD 150 (from MD 43 to Earl’s Road) be included in the county’s priority letter to the Maryland Department of Transportation for the Consolidated Transportation Program and requested $300,000 for DPWT study recommendations in their area.
County staff and the county executive offered to connect residents with DPWT directors and indicated some projects are already in various stages of planning; several speakers asked that earmarked funds not lapse.
Ending: Transportation requests will be considered during the FY26 budget process and in the county’s priority lists to state transportation authorities; residents urged completion of partially funded projects and immediate attention to safety‑critical corridors.
