The portion of MD 290 between the Chester River and Irelands Corner Road—except for the MD 291 concurrency, which had been reconstructed in 1962 and 1963—was resurfaced with bituminous concrete in 1971. MD 290's two interchanges with the Blue Star Memorial Highway (originally MD 71 and now US 301) were both built in 1954 and 1955.
A section of MD 290, spanning from the Chester River to Irelands Corner Road—except for a portion that was rebuilt between 1962 and 1963—was coated with bituminous concrete in 1971. The highway's two intersections with the Blue Star Memorial Highway (formerly MD 71 and now US 301) were built in 1954 and 1955.