Trappe Church Road in Harford County will be reopened today, ahead of schedule

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Crane operator Gene LaRoque with Alpha Crane Service carefully lifts a bucket of debris to a waiting dump truck on the bridge deck on the Rt. 161 bridge over Deer Creek in Darlington Thursday morning. The crew is on the site to remove piles of trees and debris washed down Deer Creek that has piled up against the base of the bridge.

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Crane operator Tim Jansen with Alpha Crane Service waits for worker Eric Short to cut the logs to a manageable length after Jansen hoisted them from the pile of debris in Deer Creek under the Rt. 161 bridge over Deer Creek in Darlington Thursday morning.

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Crane operator Gene LaRoque with Alpha Crane Service carefully lifts a bucket of debris to a waiting dump truck on the bridge deck on the Rt. 161 bridge over Deer Creek in Darlington Thursday morning. The crew is on the site to remove piles of trees and debris washed down Deer Creek that has piled up against the base of the bridge.

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Gene LaRoque with Alpha Crane Services guides crane operator Tim Jansen as he lowers the bucket to lift debris from Deer Creek below to a waiting dump truck on the bridge deck on the Rt. 161 bridge in Darlington Thursday morning. The crew is on the site to remove piles of trees and debris washed down Deer Creek that has piled up against the base of the bridge.

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Crane operator Tim Jansen with Alpha Crane Service carefully moves some logs to the bridge deck as workers Gene LaRoque, left, and Eric Short move in to help maneuver them into place and cut them up on the Rt. 161 bridge over Deer Creek in Darlington Thursday morning.

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Crane operator Tim Jansen with Alpha Crane Service gets some help from spotter Gene LaRoque as he digs in to the pile of debris in Deep Creek below the Rt. 161 bridge over Deer Creek in Darlington Thursday morning. The crew is on the site to remove piles of trees and debris washed down Deer Creek that has piled up against the base of the bridge.

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Crane operator Tim Jansen with Alpha Crane Service works to free up some debris as he digs in to the pile in Deep Creek below the Rt. 161 bridge over Deer Creek in Darlington Thursday morning. The crew is on the site to remove piles of trees and debris washed down Deer Creek that has piled up against the base of the bridge.

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Crane operator Tim Jansen with Alpha Crane Service digs in to the pile of debris in Deep Creek below the Rt. 161 bridge over Deer Creek in Darlington Thursday morning. The crew is on the site to remove piles of trees and debris washed down Deer Creek that has piled up against the base of the bridge.

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Rt. 161 will be closed for several hours daily as crews work to remove piles of trees and debris washed down Deer Creek that has piled up against the base of the bridge.

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Crane operator Gene LaRoque with Alpha Crane Service digs in to the pile of debris in Deep Creek below the Rt. 161 bridge over Deer Creek in Darlington Thursday morning. The crew is on the site to remove piles of trees and debris washed down Deer Creek that has piled up against the base of the bridge.

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Crane operators Gene LaRoque, left, and Tim Jansen with Alpha Crane Service plan their strategy as they work to remove the large pile of debris in Deep Creek below the Rt. 161 bridge over Deer Creek in Darlington Thursday morning. The crew is on the site to remove piles of trees and debris washed down Deer Creek that has piled up against the base of the bridge.

Matt Button / Aegis Staff / Baltimore Sun

Crane operator Gene LaRoque with Alpha Crane Service gets some help from spotter Tim Jansen as he digs in to the pile of debris in Deep Creek below the Rt. 161 bridge over Deer Creek in Darlington Thursday morning. The crew is on the site to remove piles of trees and debris washed down Deer Creek that has piled up against the base of the bridge.

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Worker Eric Short with Pile Driving Incorporated uses a chainsaw to cut a large log to a manageable length before it is loaded into a waiting dump truck on the Rt. 161 bridge over Deer Creek in Darlington Thursday morning. Short and crews from Maryland Department of Transportation are at the site removing debris that has washed down Deer Creek and is piled up under the bridge.

Matt Button / Aegis Staff / Baltimore Sun

Crane operator Tim Jansen with Alpha Crane Service carefully moves some logs to the bridge deck as workers Gene LaRoque, left, and Eric Short move in to help maneuver them into place and cut them up on the Rt. 161 bridge over Deer Creek in Darlington Thursday morning.

Matt Button / Aegis Staff / Baltimore Sun

Crane operator Tim Jansen with Alpha Crane Service carefully lifts a bucket of debris into a waiting dump truck on the bridge deck on the Rt. 161 bridge over Deer Creek in Darlington Thursday morning. The crew is on the site to remove piles of trees and debris washed down Deer Creek that has piled up against the base of the bridge.

Matt Button / Aegis Staff / Baltimore Sun

Crane operator Gene LaRoque with Alpha Crane Service carefully lifts a bucket of debris to a waiting dump truck on the bridge deck on the Rt. 161 bridge over Deer Creek in Darlington Thursday morning. The crew is on the site to remove piles of trees and debris washed down Deer Creek that has piled up against the base of the bridge.