Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The upscale spa is set to open next to Wegmans in the spring of 2012.
If grocery shopping at Wegmans with your spouse stresses you out, maybe a short walk to a couples spa treatment can be your release. For instant updates, follow Bel Air Patch on Facebook and Twitter. The Spa on the Boulevard is the latest business to sign on for what is shaping up to becoming Harford County’s most popular shopping center: the Boulevard at Box Hill. Abingdon resident Amanda Nazelrod, who serves as the general manager at the Spa in the (Hunt) Valley sister location, will take the same position at the new business. It is already under construction and set to open next to Wegmans on the east end of the plaza in the spring of 2012. “The main focus for Box Hill will be on couples and detoxification,” Nazelrod told Patch. “So …
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
The owner told Patch the business will be open by the end of the year.
With less than eight weeks before its projected opening, groundbreaking on the Sonic Drive-In has begun. Follow Bel Air Patch on Facebook and Twitter. The property on Maryland Route 924 next to Walgreens and near the intersection of Plumtree Road has been dug up and leveled out. The "Drive Thru" lane has even been painted on the pavement. Owner Rick Joshi told Patch last month that the fast food stop is "guaranteed" to open by the end of the year. Applications for about 100 jobs are expected to be available on-site throughout construction.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Drivers don't have to stop at Maryland Route 924 anymore.
The Maryland Route 24 overpass is finally open. If you have not driven through Abingdon yet, be ready for some new lane changes. If you have used the overpass—or traveled under it—tell everyone about it. Did it improve your commute?
Monday, October 3, 2011
Potential inclement weather has pushed back the projected opening date again.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Brad Gerick
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Monday, October 3, 2011
The Maryland Route 24 overpass opening has been delayed for a third time, according to a release from the Maryland Department of Transportation: From MdTA spokeswoman Teri Moss: Due to inclement weather predicted for Monday, the new MD 24 bridge over MD 924 (Emmorton Road) and Tollgate Road is currently scheduled to open by 5 a.m. Wednesday. This includes new traffic patterns on the ramps from both directions of Interstate 95 to MD 24 and MD 924 (Exits 77A and 77B). To prepare for the opening, lane closures and traffic drags are scheduled to take place on MD 24, MD 924 and I-95 from approximately 7 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday. During the traffic drags, police will bring vehicles to a reduced pace prior to the work zone. In the event…
The discount superstore's officials have yet to submit a traffic study, according to a county official.
Prices may not be the only thing Walmart is rolling back in Harford County. The discount superstore has yet to take the next step to potentially move its Abingdon store to the Maryland Route 924 and Plumtree Road intersection. Harford County Director of Planning and Zoning Pete Gutwald told Patch that Walmart officials have not submitted a traffic study and have not scheduled a public hearing. The latter step would be required to “allow the community to hear what it is they’re doing, what their game plan is,” Gutwald told Patch on Friday. For instant updates, follow Bel Air Patch on Facebook and Twitter. Residents along the Route 924 corridor have held their own community meetings and have expressed opposition to the County Council. …
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
The bridge was originally scheduled to open Thursday, then Friday.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Brad Gerick
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
The Maryland Route 24 overpass just north of Interstate 95 is not scheduled to open until about 5 a.m. Oct. 4, a spokeswoman for the Maryland Department of Transportation said in an email. Follow Bel Air Patch on Facebook and Twitter. The bridge was originally set to open Thursday at 5 a.m., then Friday at the same time, before it was pushed to next Tuesday. See the attachment for full details.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The project's completion is expected to relieve traffic congestion near the Interstate 95 exit.
Not that you mind waiting 10 minutes to drive about a mile from Singer Road to Tollgate Road in rush hour, but the Maryland Route 24 overpass designed to improve Abingdon traffic is almost complete. UPDATE: The opening date has been delayed. See attached document for full plan. A Maryland Transportation Authority spokeswoman said the overpass, which is just north of Exit 77 on Interstate 95, will open at 5 a.m. Friday. "The new bridge will help improve traffic flow along MD 24 and at the 24/924 intersection because traffic destined for Bel Air will be able to use the bridge to bypass the local intersection and signal," Kelly Melhem wrote in an email. CORRECTION: The overpass opens Friday, not Saturday, as previously reported. Patch regrets…
Sunday, September 25, 2011
The incident occurred around 8 p.m., according to Maryland State Police.
UPDATE (8:26 p.m.)—Maryland State Police are responding to Maryland Route 924 at the intersection of Preston Lane in Bel Air South for a male pedestrian who passed out in the road, according to a dispatcher. State police earlier reported that the male had been struck by a vehicle. "The person has some medical issues," the dispatcher said. "There was no pedestrian struck by a car." The dispatcher said the man is expected to recover.
Friday, September 16, 2011
The site's manager said the Harford County location will be the first to feature a new interior and exterior company design.
Bel Air’s Sonic Drive-In is one signature from being approved for groundbreaking, according to its owner. “We are hopefully going to have the permit to build [Friday]. That’s if everything goes as planned,” Rick Joshi told Patch by telephone Thursday. “There’s something with the storm water deal, so we just need a signature on that and we’re good. … At the latest it will be a couple weeks.” That would put the grand opening date between mid-November and early December. “It’s going to happen this year—guaranteed. We just don’t have the exact date,” Joshi said. Once the approval goes through, the eight-week construction process will begin, the owner said. He added that the Bel Air location will be the first to feature a new interior and …
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The project costs about $1.6 million and will stretch about 3 1/2 miles.
The Bel Air Bypass divider construction project is expected to be complete by mid-fall, according to a State Highway Administration official. The “metal W-beam” (see attached document) will stretch about 3 1/2 miles along U.S. Route 1 from Maryland Route 24 to Maryland Route 924. “The safety enhancement project includes: Pavement repairs and overlay (currently underway); installation of new traffic barrier in the center of the bypass; upgrading the existing barrier on the sides of the bypass where necessary; installation of new pavement markings where needed,” SHA community liaison Fran Ward, wrote in an email. The road will be widened and reinforced after Gray & Son, Inc. of Timonium completes the resurfacing project. Road closure …
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3:50 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013
I completely agree with you. The comment made by the small salon owner, who is very much entitled to their opinion, was clearly stated out of fear and envy. I am in the industry and I do not understand why salon owners in the industry cannot support one another and share ideas on how to service the community as a whole. Although I am aware of the competition from the business perspective, I feel … more ›