WORK TO RESULT IN TEMPORARY OVERNIGHT CLOSURES OF RAMPS IN BALTIMORE CITY

WORK TO RESULT IN TEMPORARY OVERNIGHT CLOSURES

OF RAMPS IN BALTIMORE CITY

WHAT: The ramp from northbound I-95 to Keith Avenue (Exit 56) will be closed temporarily to traffic.  The detour will direct motorists to Boston/O’Donnell Street (Exit 57), to Interstate Avenue, to southbound I-95, to Keith Avenue (Exit 56).

The ramps from Keith Avenue to I-95 will be closed temporarily to traffic.  The westbound detour will direct motorists to Keith Avenue, to Clinton Street, to Boston Street, to Interstate Avenue, to I-95.  The eastbound detour will direct motorists to New Vail Street, to Newkirk Street, to Boston Street, to Interstate Avenue, to I-95.

Ponca Street will be closed in both directions at the I-895 overpass.  The northbound detour will direct motorists to Holabird Avenue, to Newkirk Street, to Boston Street, to Ponca Street.  The southbound detour will direct motorists to Ponca Street, to Boston Street, to Newkirk Street, to Holabird Avenue. 

WHEN: Weather permitting, the ramp from northbound I-95 to Keith Avenue will be closed Monday, Feb. 4, through Friday, March 1, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning. 

Weather permitting, the ramps from Keith Avenue to I-95 will be closed Monday, Feb. 4, through Friday, March 1, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning. 

Weather permitting, Ponca Street will be closed at the I-895 overpass Wednesday, Feb. 6, through Friday, March 1, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning. 

WHY: Toll Dollars At Work: The closures are part of the Maryland Transportation Authority’s (MDTA) three-year, $189 million I-895 Bridge Project to replace the 60-year-old bridge north of the Harbor Tunnel.  The project is expected to be complete in summer 2021. For details visit 895bmore.com. 

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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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