Flooding, Downed Trees Prompt Road Closures

St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services urges citizens to stay at home and do not travel at this time. There are multiple road closures due to flooding throughout St. Mary’s.

According to the county government website the following roads were closed Tuesday as of 5:30 pm:

Point Lookout Road between Moakley Street and Abell Street — entrance of Moakley closed due to sink hole

Colton Point Road between Busy Corner Road and Point Lookout Road — Busy Corner closed due to large sink hole

South Sandgates  Road between Virginia Court and Grayhound Lane — in area of Virginia Court

Doctor Johnson Road between Buggy Trail Way and Mt. Sterling Court — closed from Leon Drive to Mt. Sterling Court

New Market Turner Road between Trent Hill Road and Parlett Morgan Road —

Budds Creek Road between Mechanicsville Road and Chaptico Hill Lane — closed due to water

New Market Turner Road between Trent Hall Road and Parlett Morgan Road —

Point Lookout Road between Old Great Mills Road and Indian Bridge Road — closed due to water; bridge just south of Flat Iron closed for inspection

Newtowne Neck Road between Merchants Lane and Point Lookout Road — closed due to water

Point Lookout Road between Clarks Rest and Potato Hill Farm Lane — roadway closed from PNC Bank to Sunoco due to water

St. Andrew’s Church Road between Brown Road and Honey Tree Lane — due to water

 

A National Weather Service coastal flood warning has been issued until 3 am August 5.

Keep up to date on closures here.

If you must travel it is never safe to drive or walk into flood waters.

Visit https://www.stmarysmd.com/es/beprepared/ for more preparedness information.