Any new or replacement storm drain cover, installed on a street or highway in the State, after January 1, 1980, shall consist of:
(1) Bars running perpendicular to the flow of traffic on the highway;
(2) A grating composed of intersecting bars; or
(3) Other designs approved by the Department of Transportation which meet safety design criteria as well as engineering and structural design demands.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance
Part IX - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 8-646 - Permit Required for Work on Highway
Section 8-647 - Removal of Dirt, Sand, Gravel, and Other Material
Section 8-648 - Storm Drain Covers in Highways
Section 8-649 - Senator Frederick C. Malkus, Jr. Bridge
Section 8-650 - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway and Vietnam Veterans Highway
Section 8-651 - Korean War Veterans Memorial Highways
Section 8-652 - Flags at Rest Areas, Welcome Centers, and Exhibit Centers
Section 8-653 - Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Highway
Section 8-655 - National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information
Section 8-656 - Dedication of Structures (Hero's Highway Act)
Section 8-657 - Relocation of Water or Sewer Lines
Section 8-658 - Heroes Highway
Section 8-659 - Henrietta Lacks Way
Section 8-660 - Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Bridge
Section 8-661 - Decorative Treatments of Traffic Control Devices
Section 8-662 - Information on Suicide Prevention -- Electronic Signs Along Highways