Editing Interstate 68 (section)

===Incidents===
Numerous accidents and incidents have occurred on I-68. On June 1, 1991, a gasoline tanker descending into downtown Cumberland from the east attempted to exit the freeway at exit&nbsp;43D, Maryland Avenue. The tanker went out of control and overturned as the driver tried to go around the sharp turn at the exit. Gasoline began to leak from the damaged tanker, forcing the evacuation of a three-block area of Cumberland. Approximately 30&nbsp;minutes later, the tanker exploded, setting eight houses on fire. The fire caused an estimated $250,000 in damages (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US-GDP|250000|1991|r=-4}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) and prompted MDSHA to place signs prohibiting hazardous materials trucks from exiting at the Maryland Avenue exit.<ref name=stl>{{cite news |agency = Associated Press |title = Driver of Overturned Tanker Warns Residents Before Blasts |date = June 2, 1991 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author-link1 = Ruben Castaneda |first1 = Ruben |last1 = Castaneda |newspaper = [[Washington Post]] |date = June 2, 1991 |title = Gasoline Truck Overturns; Leak Ignites 8 Md. Houses; Three-Block Area Evacuated in Cumberland |page = B5 |url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/307444525 |access-date = July 6, 2017 |archive-date = January 17, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170117020823/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/doc/307444525.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+2%2C+1991&author=Castaneda%2C+Ruben&pub=The+Washington+Post+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&edition=&startpage=b.05&desc=Gasoline+Truck+Overturns%3B+Leak+Ignites+8+Md.+Houses%3B+Three-Block+Area+Evacuated+in+Cumberland |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper = [[The Washington Post]] |date = June 3, 1991 |title = Cumberland Fire Damage |page = D3 |url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/307400909 |access-date = July 6, 2017 |archive-date = January 17, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170117075223/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/doc/307400909.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+3%2C+1991&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&edition=&startpage=d.03&desc=Cumberland+Fire+Damage |url-status = live }}</ref>

On May 23, 2003, poor visibility due to fog was a major contributing factor to an 85-vehicle [[pileup]] on I-68 on [[Savage Mountain]] west of [[Frostburg, Maryland|Frostburg]]. Two people were killed and nearly 100&nbsp;people were injured. Because of the extent of the wreckage on the road, I-68 remained blocked for 24&nbsp;hours while the wreckage was cleared.<ref name=cnnfog>{{cite news |publisher = [[CNN]] |url = http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/South/05/23/maryland.accidents/index.html?iref=newssearch |date = May 23, 2003 |title = 85-Vehicle Pileup Kills Two in Western Maryland |access-date = January 17, 2009 |archive-date = April 25, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090425164908/http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/South/05/23/maryland.accidents/index.html?iref=newssearch |url-status = live }}</ref> In the aftermath of the pileup, the question of how to deal with fog in the future was discussed. Though the cost of a fog warning system can be considerable, MDSHA installed such a system in 2005 at a cost of $230,000 (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US-GDP|230000|2005|r=-4}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}).<ref name=nytfog>{{cite news |work = [[The New York Times]] |first = Matthew |last = Wald |date = June 18, 2003 |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/18/us/war-on-road-fog-lacks-easy-solution.html |title = War on Road Fog Lacks Easy Solution |access-date = October 23, 2009 |archive-date = April 3, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150403092441/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/18/us/war-on-road-fog-lacks-easy-solution.html |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name=hagersfog/> The system alerts drivers when visibility drops below {{convert|1000|ft|m}}.<ref name=hagersfog>{{cite news |work = [[The Herald-Mail]] |location = Hagerstown, MD |date = July 3, 2005 |url = http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=115966&format=html |title = Fog Warning System Installed on I-68 |access-date = January 17, 2009 |archive-date = May 23, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110523235508/http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=115966&format=html |url-status = live }}</ref>