SHA working to address pedestrian injuries on US Route 1

SHA working to address pedestrian injuries on US Route 1

A $2.3 million pedestrian safety project is getting under way at two U.S. Route 1 intersections in Howard County.

Work to begin to improve pedestrian safety on Route 1

The pain seems as fresh today as it did in December of 2023 when 48-year-old Tanya Lilly attempted to cross Route 1 at Doctor Patel Drive in Elkridge and lost her life just as another victim would nine months later.We cant call it pedestrian error when the error was simply trying to be a pedestrian on a road that was not safe, said Maryland Del. Jessica Feldmark.Calling it Howard Countys top transportation priority, local leaders first identifie…