 The highway was upgraded from Port Republic south through St. Leonard to beyond Quaker Swamp, with several relocations including a relocation at that creek, in 1939 and 1940.The MD 2 reconstruction continued south a few miles to the northern end of Lusby in 1942, a stretch widened to and resurfaced with bituminous stabilized gravel.The highway through Lusby was relocated, reconstructed, and surfaced with bituminous stabilized gravel in 1944.