Update: Main Street Repairs to Continue Until 10 p.m.

Update, 5:45 p.m. -- The State Highway Administration is still repairing the slope along Main Street between Governor Oden Bowie Road and Largo Road. The repairs require SHA workers to keep Main Street as a one-way road until 10 p.m., according to SHA information.

Recent heavy rains associated with Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee had weakened the slope and threatened the stability of the roadway. SHA crews performed a so-called “soil nailing” operation to stabilize the slope. Soil nailing consists of installing metal poles along the failing slope and reinforcing them with steel.

Original post: The State Highway Administration announced Thursday that it is repairing a slope along Main Street, between Governor Oden Bowie Road and Largo Road in Upper Marlboro.

Largo Road is closed Thursday and Friday between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.  The project requires SHA crews to establish a flagging operation for one-way traffic along Main Street.

have weakened the slope, threatening the stability of the roadway. SHA crews will perform a so-called “soil nailing” operation to stabilize the slope. Soil nailing consists of installing metal poles along the failing slope and reinforcing them with steel.

Weather permitting, the slope repair will be completed on Friday. If weather stops the work, the crews will continue its work on Saturday, between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. While Main Street will not be closed, motorists may also use Pennsylvania Avenue or Largo Road as alternate routes during the emergency repair.

Call 301-513-7300 or 1-800-749-0737 for more information.