FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 3, 2015
WORK TO RESULT IN OVERNIGHT CLOSURE OF
OUTER LOOP I-695 RAMPS IN NORTHEAST BALTIMORE
WHAT: The ramp from the Outer Loop of the Baltimore Beltway (I-695 West) to northbound US 1 (Exit 32B/Bel Air Road) will close overnight. The detour will direct motorists to Exit 32A (southbound US 1), to I-695 East (Inner Loop), to Exit 32B (northbound US 1).
The ramp from northbound I-95 to I-695 West (Outer Loop) will close overnight. The detour will direct motorists to I-695 East (Inner Loop), to Exit 35B (eastbound US 40), to I-695 West (Outer Loop).
WHEN: Weather permitting, the ramp closures will occur Tuesday, Nov. 3, through Thursday, Nov. 5, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.
WHY: Toll Dollars At Work: The ramp closures are 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 summer 2016.
For additional project information, 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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