–The following article was submitted by the Office of Fifth District County Councilman David Marks-
Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced today that the Honeygo Boulevard/Gunpowder Farm Road intersection now qualifies for a traffic signal.
The Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation acted on a request by many residents to study this intersection. The engineering criteria have now been met. This means that the county can proceed with the original traffic circle planned at Cross Road, or it can move forward with a traffic signal that will be less expensive and faster to implement.
The Department of Public Works and Transportation will hold a meeting shortly to present findings and hear from the community.
“I greatly appreciate the Department’s reconsideration of a traffic signal in this area,” Councilman Marks commented.
“I’ve fought for better traffic safety here for more than a decade, and have always said that I will support whatever can be implemented as efficiently as possible.”
Councilman Marks joined county public works officials at the February meeting of the Windsor Condominiums at Perry Hall Farms, the neighborhood directly west of that intersection.
“We greatly appreciate Councilman Marks’ support in looking at all options to improve safety,” commented Rick Williams, president of the association.
More information will follow about the upcoming community meeting.