FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Oct. 6, 2015

WORK TO RESULT IN TEMPORARY OVERNIGHT CLOSURES OF WESTBOUND MCCOMAS STREET AT SOUTHBOUND I-95 RAMP IN BALTIMORE

WHAT: Westbound McComas Street at the southbound I-95 entrance ramp will be closed temporarily to traffic. No access to Hanover Street.

The detour route to Hanover Street will direct motorists  to southbound I-95, to Caton Avenue (Exit 50), to northbound I-95, to Hanover Street (Exit 54).  A secondary detour route may be available dependent on work conditions that will direct motorists to a u-turn onto westbound McComas Street, to Cromwell Street, to Hanover Street..

WHEN: Weather permitting, closures will occur Mondays through Saturdays between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. the following morning, starting Tuesday, Oct. 6, through Tuesday, Oct. 27.

WHY: Toll Dollars At Work: The closures are part of the Maryland Transportation Authority's (MDTA) two-year, $64 million project to remove and replace the existing concrete deck (riding) surface and roadway joints on mainline I-95 and ramps in Baltimore City. Work is occurring on I-95 above this portion of McComas Street.

For additional project information, visit i95bmore.com. For real-time updates on major incidents follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/TheMDTA or use #i95bmore. 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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