Frederick County schedules two-week Shookstown Road closure beginning Aug. 3

Frederick County has scheduled a closure of Shookstown Road between Gambrill Park Road and Edgewood Church Road beginning Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.

The closure is expected to last approximately two weeks, according to a county notice posted July 15. The schedule is weather permitting, so the expected duration is not a fixed reopening deadline.

The notice applies to the portion of Shookstown Road between the two named roads. It does not say that all of Shookstown Road will be closed.

What is scheduled

County officials identified Aug. 3 as the scheduled start of the closure. Residents, commuters and other travelers using the affected section should plan for the road to be unavailable during the work period described in the notice.

The county estimates the closure will last about two weeks. That is an expected duration rather than a confirmed end date or reopening time, because the notice makes the schedule dependent on weather.

No exact date or time for reopening is provided in the county’s announcement. Travelers should therefore distinguish between the announced approximate two-week schedule and a final notice that the road has reopened.

Phase 2 dates listed

The county’s notice separately lists Aug. 10 through Aug. 13, 2026, as a Phase 2 period. The announcement does not provide additional details about the work planned during that phase or explain how the Phase 2 dates relate to the overall expected two-week closure.

The notice also does not identify a contractor or a total project cost.

What happens next

The next scheduled milestone is the Aug. 3 closure start. Because weather may alter the timing, the county’s estimate should not be treated as a guarantee that the affected road segment will reopen exactly two weeks later.

For now, the confirmed information is limited to the closure boundaries, the scheduled Aug. 3 start, the approximate two-week duration, the weather condition and the separately listed Aug. 10-13 Phase 2 period.