Leonardtown, MD – Working closely with the Maryland State Highway Administration, the St. Mary’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation, and utilizing federal grant funds the St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services & Technology reports the completion of the Traffic Monitoring Camera Project.
The final camera to be incorporated into the Maryland Coordinated Highways Active Response Team (CHART) program, located at the intersection of Chancellors Run Rd. and Route 235, was activated this past week. Using Federal Grant funds and specifications provided by the State Highway Administration, St. Mary’s County can now monitor several critical intersections in real-time.
Previously installed camera locations allow viewing of the intersections at Great Mills Rd. and Route 5; Route 4 and Route 235 (in 2 directions), and Route 5 and New Towne Neck Rd. were added to the CHART system which also displays traffic traveling on the Thomas Johnson Bridge.
Emergency Services & Technology is able to reposition and control the cameras when weather or other emergency situations arise.
The public can be access the video feed through the CHART website at http://www.chart.state.md.us/TravInfo/trafficcams.php# Click on the Southern Maryland Tab to view St. Mary’s County camera locations.