Rumble strips to be removed at the South Blvd. and Camden Ave. intersection

Salisbury, Md. – Changes are underway for the South Boulevard and Camden Avenue intersection in Salisbury.

The City of Salisbury says they will be removing the temporary rumble strips and installing permanent flashings stop signs at the intersection. The rumble strips will be removed on Tuesday, May 30th.

This road work will close Camden Ave. from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. from Pennsylvania Avenue to South Boulevard, as well as South Boulevard to Monticello. Residents on Camden Ave. will still have access to their driveways.

The 4 permanent flashing stop signs will be installed when supplies are delivered in June. The stop signs are solar-powered and will bring more awareness to the intersection. The City of Salisbury will continue to document the traffic pattern of the neighborhood.

Traffic studies for the area were compiled by the Army Corp of Engineers on sightline analysis, local cameras were used to record travel counts through the intersection, and GPS systems were installed to document the speed of traveling vehicles. The traffic studies showed that a stop light was not warranted for the intersection and the stop light was turned to a flashing red light on March 16th.

Since March 16th, there have been 4  accidents at this intersection, 3 of which required an accident report, and 2 of those involved injuries to the occupants of the vehicles. After analyzing the accident reports, the City added additional measures the week of May 22nd to increase the safety of vehicles traveling in the area. These measures included temporary rumble strips, temporary stop signs, and speed awareness signs on Camden Ave.

If you have any questions about this project, contact Jon Wilson or Brian Duke with the Salisbury Department of Infrastructure & Development at 410-548-3170.