The New Forge Road extension, between Perry Hall and White Marsh, is expected to open by Wednesday, the Baltimore County Department of Public Works announced.
The extension connects New Forge Road to Allender Road and links Pulaski Highway and Philadelphia Road, forming a "continuous route to Honeygo Boulevard in Perry Hall," according to the release.
New Forge Road and Allender Road now meet in a "T" intersection and the county has installed a stop sign. New sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and water and sanitary sewer extensions were installed as well.
The extension measures at about 800 feet long and 50 feet wide. Construction on the project began in May and cost the county just under $1 million, the release stated.
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There's a very long downgrade ( ~ 1/2 mile ) and I'm sure the cars will be smokin' down that road.
The people living in New Forge community fought this and lost and Yes there a ton of families with children -
Although Allender is not "narrow" in my opinion, a project to address the higher traffic load might technically require "widening" to county standards, including curbs.
I hope they don't open this new road without some type of speed reduction devices. I live near this and have seen plenty of people zipping up and down Allender even with the current "T" intersection in it which causes you to really slow down! I know a lot of people on here don't like speed cameras, but I'd be fine if they put up speed limit signs with blinking yellow lights and then installed speed cameras for those who refuse to follow them. Maybe they could use that Revenue to offset the Million $'s it cost to build 800 feet of road there. I don't understand how this new road is better than the original curved Allender Road anyway. Most of the houses on Allender are set back pretty far from the road. The new houses on New Forge are right there near the street. I'm just not getting the logic! I'm not one to want any more Red Lights as they really slow you down and cause it to take a lot longer to drive somewhere. I still think they need one at New Forge and Rt. 7. I hope it doesn't take a bad accident and/or the loss of someone's life before they figure out it is needed. With all the new houses they're building on Allender traffic is sure to increase tremendously over the next year or so.