The town administrator told Bel Air commissioners at their Nov. 10 work session that the State Highway Administration has accepted the town's request for a study of the Idyllwild intersection and that the town expects a response in roughly 60 days.

"The SHA has acknowledged our request for a study of that intersection, should have something completed in about 60 days," the administrator said, urging commissioners that residents and other officials who wrote in helped amplify the request.

The administrator also said the Howard Park traffic study, which the town delayed because of a federal shutdown, will move forward now that the shutdown appears to be ending. Staff will assess the impact of recent construction work on Thomas Street as part of that analysis.

The administrator reviewed three recent code-enforcement cases: a trash-and-debris issue on the 500 block of Idyllwild (the property has been cleaned up), an estate-related abandoned car on the 800 block of Jackson Boulevard (mitigated), and a boat on the 300 block of Linwood that is being addressed with assistance for the elderly property owner.

Other public-works notes included working with Maryland American to require that temporary utility patching be fully repaired within 48 hours and the town's plan to press a parks-and-recreation capital request to Harford County for a Mom and Pop Trail spur connecting Kelly Fields to Thomas Street (anticipated as an FY28 project).

Commissioners raised residents' complaints about speeding and sight-line hazards on state roads, and staff noted limits on local authority for state-owned road maintenance. Possible near-term responses discussed included additional enforcement, a speed trailer replacement, and follow-up with State Highways on feasible engineering changes.

The town will track the SHA study and the Howard Park analysis and report back to the board when staff have results.