FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Oct. 23, 2017

WORK TO RESULT IN TEMPORARY CLOSURES OF

I-95 RAMPS IN BALTIMORE CITY

HAZMAT Vehicles Must Use Exit 57 Before the Fort McHenry Tunnel

WHAT:          The ramp from northbound MD 295 (Russell Street) to northbound I-95 will be closed overnight.  The detour will direct motorists to Russell Street, to southbound I-395, to northbound I-95.

The ramp from southbound I-95 to Keith Avenue (Exit 56) will be closed temporarily to traffic.  The detour will direct motorists to O’Donnell Street (Exit 57), to South Newkirk Street, to Newgate Avenue, to New Vail Street, to Keith Avenue.

Note: The last exit for HAZMAT vehicles before the Fort McHenry Tunnel will be Exit 57 (O’Donnell Street).

WHEN:          Weather permitting, the northbound MD 295 to northbound I-95 ramp closure will occur Monday, Oct. 23, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.         

Weather permitting, the southbound I-95 to Keith Avenue ramp closure will occur Saturday, Oct. 28, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHY:           The closure of the ramp northbound MD 295 to northbound I-95 is for pothole repairs. Crews will be performing annual inspections to the ramp from southbound I-95 to Keith Avenue. 

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The MDTA thanks its customers for their patience and reminds them to Stay Alert So No One Gets Hurt!!

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