TOWSON, MD — Towsontown Boulevard is on its way to being more accommodating for traffic flow and pedestrians. The first phase of road improvements concluded Tuesday, with more planned through 2017 to ease congestion in the area of Towson University and nearby medical institutions.

The newly completed work includes widening Towsontown Boulevard and the installation of sidewalks west of Osler Drive. Next up, the Baltimore County Department of Public Works will spend three months in early 2017 installing a new sanitary sewer line along Towsontown Boulevard near Osler Drive.



From May to August 2017, crews will install retaining walls on the north side of Towsontown Boulevard east and west of Osler Drive. The road will be widened 16 feet, allowing for a double left-turn lane onto Osler Drive. An upgraded signal will also be added.

"This roadway improvement helps provide for the significant growth that continues in Towson," Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said in a statement. The $2.3 million worth o roadway improvements are funded through a partnership between Baltimore County and Towson University, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Sheppard Pratt Health System and University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center.

Baltimore County is putting up $1.7 million, or 75 percent of the cost, with Towson University and the three hospitals splitting the remainder, according to a statement from county officials.

"We appreciate the collaboration of these thriving Towson institutions," Kamenetz said, "as we all work together to bring a new vibrancy to downtown Towson."

