ride, you can t miss the sign warning you. workers are erecting barricades to cut down the three-lane road to just a single lane, in hopes of red flagging the practice of illegal street racing here. we re really happy they re doing something. reporter: nearby residents like carol have been calling on police to crack down on the late-night practice for years. it s a constant roar. it s drag racing. you hear the wheels peeling out. reporter: he says he is thankful the state is finally taking action. there was a very good sense of relief. we ve been working with officials for a listening time to get something done. and unfortunately it took a death or two to get attention. reporter: five weeks ago, 21- year-old mary katherine abernathy of columbia and 21- year-old jonathan henderson of la plata died when police say a would-be racer lost control of his car while fleeing the site of such a race. we ve been working with the maryland state police since that incident to