FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 5, 2017
WORK TO RESULT IN TEMPORARY
OVERNIGHT CLOSURES OF I-695 RAMPS IN
NORTHEAST BALTIMORE
WHAT: The ramps from MD 7 (Philadelphia Road) to I-695 West (Outer Loop) will be closed overnight. The detour will direct motorists to I-695 East (Inner Loop), to eastbound US 40 (Exit 35B), to I-695 West (Outer Loop).
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 MD 7 (Philadelphia Road) to I-695 West will be closed Wednesday, June 7, from 9 p.m. to midnight.
Weather permitting, the ramps from I-695 West (Outer Loop) to I-95 will be closed Wednesday, June 7, from midnight to 5 a.m. the following morning and Thursday, June 8, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.
WHY: Your Toll Dollars At Work. Crews will be paving the roadway and ramps 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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