Traffic Alert: State Highway Administration Begins Repair of Steel Pipe Under US 1 (Bel Air Bypass) North of MD 147/US 1 Business in Harford County

By BJLife Newsroom
Posted on 08/12/25

Baltimore, MD - Aug. 12, 2025  - 24-Hour Left-Lane Closures on Northbound US 1 Bypass Will Remain in Effect; Weekday Left-Lane Closures on Southbound US 1 Bypass to Begin Wednesday 

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration and the Maryland Environmental Service will begin repairs as soon as Wednesday morning to the median and left lane along northbound US 1 (Bel Air Bypass) north of the  US 1 Bypass / MD 147 (Harford Road) / US 1 Business intersection in Harford County. The repair is expected to be completed in early September, weather permitting.   

The 24-hour lane closures on northbound US 1 Bypass will remain in effect during the repair work. There also will be temporary left lane closures on southbound US 1 Bypass. Crews will work Mondays through Fridays, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. until the repair is completed. The State Highway Administration encourages travelers on US 1 Bypass to plan for extra travel time during the next few weeks and consider alternate routes.  

On July 18, following a series of heavy rainstorms, State Highway Administration engineers determined that a 40-foot segment of 48-inch steel pipe underneath US 1 Bypass required emergency repairs. As a precaution, State Highway Administration maintenance forces set up a 24-hour left lane closure on US 1 Bypass immediately north of the US 1 Bypass / MD 147 / US 1 Business intersection​ and the far-left turn lane from northbound MD 147 to US 1 Bypass.