Safety Alert: Intersection of Mid-County Highway and Saybrooke Oaks Blvd.

(C) Turczyn-Toles

Over the summer, the state of Maryland began a public works project at the intersection of Mid-County Highway and Saybrooke Oaks Blvd. They completed three corners successfully but the northwest corner was left partially completed and creates a sharp, ninety degree angle making it unnecessarily and excessively difficult to make the right turn and impeding the flow of traffic.

 

There have already been at least two accidents involving those who are not familiar with our area. Because Mid-County Highway is a heavily traveled route, I wanted to alert everyone that a fix won't come until January 2016.

 

As you can see from the picture, the little trough in the middle is where cars naturally want to turn. And, it's hard to see from ground-level while driving. There is an optical illusion.