BEL AIR, Md. — Officials are putting the brakes on plans for a Costco in Bel Air, asking for a revised traffic study.
Both Harford County and the State Highway Administration want more information on traffic impacts from the proposed store, which is planned for the busy Route 24/924 corridor, just south of Plumtree Road.
Plans for the 161,000-square-foot Costco - which would include a 5,106-square-foot car wash - was up for a development review Wednesday.
State Highway Administration came back with a list of nine questions for the developer.
The SHA is also making recommendations that include considering a traffic improvement that's not at traffic signal at Route 924 and Bright Oaks Drive; considering that re-timing the Route 24/Wheel Road intersection affects many other intersections in the "major thoroughfare"; coordinating with the county on its bicycle/pedestrian-path plans along Route 24.
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Another massive retailer, Walmart, had also been proposed for the site but was nixed in 2016, after similar concerns about traffic and large-scale development.
