FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 4, 2017
WORK TO RESULT IN TEMPORARY
OVERNIGHT CLOSURES OF I-695 RAMPS IN
NORTHEAST BALTIMORE
WHAT: The ramps from northbound I-95 and southbound I-95 to I-695 East (Inner Loop) will be closed overnight. The detour will direct motorists to I-695 West (Outer Loop), to southbound US 1 (Exit 32A/Bel Air Road), to I-695 East (Inner Loop).
The ramp from I-695 East (Inner Loop) to MD 7 (Exit 34, Philadelphia Road) will be closed overnight. The detour will direct motorists to eastbound US 40 (Exit 35B), to I-695 West (Outer Loop), to MD 7 (Exit 34, Philadelphia Road).
The ramps from I-695 West (Outer Loop) to I-95 (Exit 33) will be closed overnight. The detour will direct motorists to southbound US 1 (Exit 32A/ Bel Air Road), to I-695 East (Inner Loop), to I-95 (Exit 33).
WHEN: Weather permitting, the ramps from I-95 to I-695 East (Inner Loop) and the ramp from I-695 East (Inner Loop) to MD 7 (Exit 34, Philadelphia Road) will be closed Monday, Aug. 7, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.
Weather permitting, the ramps from I-695 West (Outer Loop) to I-95 will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 8, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.
In the event of inclement weather or other variables, work also may be performed overnight Aug. 9.
WHY: Your Toll Dollars At Work. Crews will be paving as part of the Maryland Transportation Authority's (MDTA) I-95 Improvement Project with Express Toll Lanes (ETL). The project at the I-95/I-695 interchange will reconstruct and realign I-695 from US 1 to MD 7 (Philadelphia Road).
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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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