FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 28, 2016

WORK TO RESULT IN TEMPORARY OVERNIGHT CLOSURE OF I-695 INNER LOOP IN NORTHEAST BALTIMORE 

WHAT:          All lanes of eastbound I-695 (INNER LOOP) at I-95 (Exit 33) will be closed.  Traffic will be detoured to northbound I-95 (Exit 33), to eastbound MD 43 (Exit 67, White Marsh Boulevard), to eastbound MD 7, to westbound MD 43, to southbound I-95, to eastbound I-695 (Exit 64).

WHEN:          Weather permitting, Monday, March 28, 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 Tuesday, March 29.

WHY:             Crews will be restriping the roadway as part of the Maryland Transportation Authority's (MDTA) I-95 Improvement Project with Express Toll Lanes (ETL).  The current work at the I-95/I-695 interchange will reconstruct and realign I-695 from US 1 to MD 7 (Philadelphia Road).  The project is anticipated to be complete in fall 2016.

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

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