At the north end of Route 3, the roadway moves from three lanes to two, often forcing traffic backups as cars change lanes.
Members of the Crofton community are renewing their efforts to address this issue.
The Greater Crofton Chamber of Commerce is spearheading a push to see the road widen to three lanes, especially after fatal traffic accidents in the area in the past year.
"You come off of [Interstate] 97 and it becomes two lanes," said Bob Johnston of the Anne Arundel County Association of Realtors, who is leading the effort on behalf of the chamber. "We've had numerous deaths in that corridor. People come of the road and don't realize that traffic has stopped."
Three people died in August in a crash after a truck collided with multiple cars exiting Route 32 onto Route 3 South. Another woman died in October in a crash in the same area.
The narrowing of Route 3 begins in the area of St. Stephens Church Road and extends to Route 175.
Johnston said the chamber hopes to have conversations with the state highway administration about the possibility of making the road three lanes. Wide shoulders could allow for the road to be simply re-striped.
"We're not talking about putting in an overpass or an interchange or bridge," he said.
Johnston said a public meeting on the issue could be scheduled within 30 days.
Members of the Greater Crofton Council said they have raised the Route 3 lanes issue with state highway officials in the past, and that they support a re-striping.
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