CAMBRIDGE, M.d. – City officials are urging the State Highway Administration to reconstruct a roundabout at the intersection of Stone Boundary Road and Route 16.
This comes following a deadly crash at the intersection according to the Mayor.
The intersection is currently a 2 way stop, but there is a roundabout down the street at Route 16 and Woods Road.
Mayor Lajan Cephas Bey expressed her frustration in a Facebook post yesterday.
"Today is not about assigning blame,” she says. “It is about mourning a tragic loss and recommitting ourselves to doing everything within our power to prevent another family from experiencing this kind of heartbreak.”
City leaders have been pushing for a roundabout at the intersection since April of last year.
The Commissioners of Cambridge sent a letter to the State regarding a roundabout to ensure safety on the road.
Local Patricia Mowbray says she sees a pattern in accidents in Cambridge.
“It seems like every weekend there's some type of tragedy on the road,” she says.
Funding was originally obtained for a signal at the intersection, but the funding was allocated to other statewide projects, according to MDOT.
"The signal design is complete and was previously funded for construction that would have been completed in 2025," SHA said in a statement. "However, in early 2025 the City of Cambridge passed a resolution to adopt a roundabout rather than a signal at the intersection. SHA agreed to perform a comparative study to evaluate the feasibility of a roundabout and advised the City of Cambridge that would result in the reallocation of the signal funding to other statewide projects."
State officials say a signal is expected once funding is acquired again.
