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County accepts completed roads in Broad Creek and Pembroke subdivisions
Summary
Commissioners adopted resolutions accepting finished sections of Broad Creek and Pembroke subdivisions into the county highway maintenance system and set speed/stop signage for those streets; the board also discussed signal warrants on MD-235 at adjacent developments.
St. Mary's County commissioners on Sept. 1 adopted resolutions accepting completed roadway sections in the Broad Creek and Pembroke subdivisions into the county highway maintenance system and approved ordinances establishing stop intersections and speed limits for the new streets.
Department of Public Works and Transportation director George Erickson said the Broad Creek acceptance covers 4,116.67 feet of interior roadway ( Broad Creek Drive, Albatross Road and Abbotts Street) following a final inspection on June 24; the subdivision is located off St. Johns Road (MD-235 N) and is planned for 179 homes at full build-out. Erickson said the county will take over snow removal on accepted roads and recommended posting stop signs and speed limits.
For Pembroke Section 2, Erickson said the accepted roadway serves about 67 homes and totals approximately 1,286 feet based on a July 1 inspection; the larger Pembroke subdivision is proposed at 320 homes when complete. Commissioners moved and approved resolutions to accept the roads and ordinances to set speed and stop controls.
During discussion commissioners asked about developer-funded traffic signals and signal warrants on MD-235 and Leonard Grant Parkway; Erickson said state signal warrants and traffic impact studies drive signal installations and that future library and senior center projects in the area will trigger traffic impact studies to State Highway Administration review.
