Frustrated residents demanded more immediate safety solutions at a Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration public meeting Oct. 20, where officials discussed the deadly U.S. 301 and Maryland 405 intersection in the Price area of Queen Anne’s County. The Bay Times and Record Observer reports the highway administration reopened the U.S. 301/Maryland 405 median crossover Oct. 13 after closing it in late July to evaluate roadway conditions following two fatal crashes in one week. A Queen Anne’s County study indicated U.S. 301 traffic volume has increased more than 30 percent since the Middletown bypass opened in 2019.