Infrastructure Manchester, Maryland

postcard depicting manchester, maryland s main st. circa 1909

manchester has 3 state designated highways within town limits.

maryland route 30
maryland route 27
maryland route 86

traffic congestion high, southbound, in morning commuters make way greater baltimore area. traffic high in evening commuters make way north pennsylvania via pennsylvania route 94 , southwest westminster via maryland route 27. there plans introduce manchester bypass relocating route 30 outside of town limits.

utilities

in 1907, at&t granted rights operate telegraph , telephone line in manchester, telephone service not utilized until 1921. land line-based telephone service has been provided verizon since creation on june 30, 2000.

glen rock electric light , power company first ran electric lines through town in 1922. in 1999, maryland deregulated electricity industry. result, residents of manchester may choose eleven electricity suppliers in baltimore gas & electric service area.

cable television provided residents comcast inside carroll county. comcast began operations in county after purchasing defunct adelphia communications corporation on july 31, 2006.

water provided town residents town s public works department.