FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 6, 2016

ROUTINE INSPECTIONS TO RESULT IN TEMPORARY OVERNIGHT RAMP CLOSURES IN BALTIMORE CITY THIS WEEK

WHAT:          The ramp from northbound I-95 to Key Highway (Exit 55) will be closed temporarily to traffic.  The detour route will direct motorists to Hanover Street (Exit 54), to West Dickman Street, to Cromwell Street, to East McComas Street, to Key Highway.

The ramp from McComas Street to southbound I-95 will be closed temporarily to traffic.  The detour route will direct motorists to Hanover Street, to southbound I-95.

The ramp from northbound I-395 to Lee Street will be closed temporarily to traffic.  The detour route will direct motorists to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, to Pratt Street, to Howard Street, to Lee St.

WHEN:          Weather permitting, the ramp from northbound I-95 to Key Highway (Exit 55) will be closed Thursday, April 7, from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. the following morning.

Weather permitting, the ramp from McComas Street to southbound I-95 will be closed Thursday, April 7, from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. the following morning.

Weather permitting, the ramp from northbound I-395 to Lee Street will be closed Sunday, April 10, from 9:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. the following morning.

WHY:             Inspectors will be conducting routine annual facility inspections.

To view real-time traffic camera images on MDTA roadways, visit mdta.maryland.gov.  For real-time updates on major incidents follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/TheMDTA.  Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/TheMDTA. 

The MDTA thanks motorists for their patience.

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