PLANNED MAJOR LANE CLOSURE UPDATE FOR WEEKEND OF JULY 7, 2023

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​All work is weather permitting 

Real-time travel conditions and live traffic cameras – https://md511.maryland.gov           

Weekend

Harford/Baltimore County Line

  •  Westbound US 40 (Pulaski Hwy.) at Joppa Farm Road Intersection – Concrete Pavement Removal, Replacement, Setting and Testing – Beginning 3 a.m. Saturday, July 8, westbound US 40 at Joppa Farm Road will be reduced to a single lane. This will be in effect 24/7 through the next Saturday July 15. Learn more here.  Note: Drivers on westbound US 40 are encouraged to use I-95 or MD 7 between MD 152 and MD 43 as an alternative route during the work.

Week Ahead 


Baltimore County 

Carroll County     

  • Springfield Ave (MD 851) between Spout Hill Road and Walnut Ave - Drainage improvement project – Single-lane closure during the work hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.      
  • MD 97 (New Washington Rd) between MD 26 (Liberty Rd) and the bridge over Morgan Run (south of Nicodemus Rd) - Highway Maintenance – Single-lane closure and flagging operation Sunday night through Thursday night from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.          

Cecil County     

Frederick County     

  • I-70 between the Washington Co line and the Carroll Co line – Highway Bridge Maintenance - Single-lane closure to patch and resurface areas before and after all I-70 bridges. The schedule is Sunday night through Thursday night with the following hours:       
    • ​Westbound lanes: 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.        
    • Eastbound lanes: 7 p.m. to 4 a.m.         

Garrett County         

  • MD 39 Oakland at the US 219 Intersection – Replacement of bridge deck – Temporary traffic signals in place on MD 39 – Detour – First Street Closed – motorists should continue to 2nd Street.             
  • US 219 (Garrett Highway) from Pysell Road to MD 42 (Friendsville Road) - Patching and resurfacing – Flagging operation will be in place – 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday – Friday.  
  • MD 42 at the bridge over Buffalo Run near Friendsville to the PA State Line – Ditch trimming, patch, mill and resurfacing work – Flagging operation will be in place – 7 a.m. to 7 a.m.  Monday - Friday.           

Harford County     

  • ​US 40 from MD 22 (Aberdeen Thruway) to Robinhood Rd. - Highway Maintenance Pavement Resurfacing -  Daytime lane closures and lane shifts 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday – Friday through late July.        
  • MD 152 (Fallston Road) from Pocock Road to MD 146 (Jarrettsville Pike) - Highway Maintenance Pavement Resurfacing -  Daytime lane closures, with flagging operations as needed, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday – Friday through late August.              

Howard County     

  • ​US 1 between Whiskey Bottom Rd and the bridge over Patuxent River, north of Gorman Rd – Highway maintenance patching - Single-lane closure Sunday through Thursday from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.      
  • US 40 (Baltimore National Pike) between I-70 and Marriottsville Rd – Highway maintenance patching – Partial ramp closure on westbound US 40 for work. Schedule is Sunday through Thursday from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.           

Montgomery & Prince George’s Counties           

  • Purple Line – For a list of active construction and lane closures along the Purple Line alignment, please click HERE (MTA project).                       
    

Prince George’s County     

Queen Anne’s County     

Talbot County     

  • US 50 east from MD 404 to Longwoods Rd – Resurfacing - Overnight single lane closures, Sunday-Thursday, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.                             

Worcester County  

Long-Term Closures    ​

Allegany County             

  • ​I-68 (National Freeway) between Exit 29 MD 546 to the Allegany County Line - Lighting upgrades, traffic barrier installation and paving - Daytime single lane closures both eastbound and westbound. Monday – Friday sunrise to sunset -– through late summer.       
  • I-68 (National Freeway) between Exit 64 MV Smith and Exit 68 Little Orleans– Resurfacing - Daytime single lane closures both eastbound and westbound.  Monday – Friday sunrise to sunset.       
  • MD 36 at the State Highway Salt Dome to the intersection of MD 36 and MD 135 near Westernport –Resurfacing - Flagging operation in place, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.                                                         

Anne Arundel County         

  • Southbound I-97 between MD 450 and MD 178 – Pavement Resurfacing - Nighttime single lane closures, 8 p.m. - 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday nights.          

Baltimore County     

I-695 Transportation Systems Management Operations TSMO (I-70 to MD 43) - From Monday, July 10 to Friday, July 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. motorists can expect the following shoulder closures:
  • I-695 Outer loop from I-83 to I-70 – Right shoulder closure for ITS installation.
  • I-695 Outer loop from I-95 to I-83 – Right shoulder closure for ITS installation by contractor team along outer loop I-695 from I-95 to I-83.    
I-95/I-695 Southwest Interchange – 10 Bridges Rehabilitation -  From Sunday night, July 9 through Friday afternoon, July 14, motorists can expect temporary lane and ramp closures at the following locations:
  • Northbound I-95 at I-695 
  • Southbound I-95 at I-695
  • Ramp from southbound I-95 to eastbound I-695 (outer loop) 
  • Ramp from eastbound I-695 (outer loop) to northbound I-95:    
    • Sulphur Spring Road under I-95   

 The full traffic alert is available here.

  

Baltimore County/Harford County Line     

  • Temporary lane closures on eastbound and westbound US 40 at any time for final work at four bridge approaches (resurfacing and new pavement markings).
  • Concrete pavement replacement work on approach to intersection of westbound US 40 and Joppa Farm Rd. in Harford County rescheduled to start Saturday, July 8 and be complete in early August. The traffic alert is available here. 
     

Calvert County   

  • MD 506 between MD 508 and MD 4 – Roadway Resurfacing – Daytime single lane closures with a flagging operation    
   

Harford County       

  • MD 161 (Darlington Road) bridge over Deer Creek – Bridge side barrier replacement –This bridge will be reduced from two lanes to one lane 24/7 during bridge rehabilitation work through late fall 2023. A temporary traffic control system will direct two-way traffic on one lane of the bridge.     
  • MD 7 (Philadelphia Rd.) between Holly Oak Circle and South Stepney Road – Rehabilitation of Bridge over Grays Run – Single-lane closure with flagging operations to control two-way traffic weekdays 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., and overnight, Sunday – Thursday between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. the next morning, through late summer 2023.  
 

 Montgomery County 

 

Prince George’s County                      

  • US 1 (Baltimore Avenue) College Avenue to MD 193 (University Boulevard) - US 1 Reconstruction Project - Corridor Improvement - Northbound and southbound single lane closures throughout the length of the project Saturday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. through late summer 2023.                             
  • US 1 (Rhode Island Avenue) from Charles Armentrout Drive to Farragut Street. Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail project. Single and multiple off-peak lane closures, weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through year-end 2023.                  
  • MD 223 (Woodyard Road) from Sherwood Drive to Victoria Drive - Sidewalk construction project - Off-peak lane closures, weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.                                 
  • MD 500 (Queens Chapel Road) from Eastern Avenue to MD 208 (Hamilton Street) - Community safety and enhancement project. Intermittent single and multiple lane closures weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and overnight, Sunday through Thursday, 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. 
     

Washington County     

  • ​I-68 East and West at Sideling Hill - Paving operation - Right and Left Lane Closures Mon-Thursday, 3pm-5am.     ​
  • I-70 over MD 65 and CSX Phase 2 eastbound and westbound – Bridge rehabilitation and widening of I-70 bridges over MD 65 –   Motorists should expect periodic shoulder work and occasional lane closures.             
  • I-70 from Pennsylvania Line to Frederick County Line – Crack sealing - Intermittent single lane closures 8pm-5am, Sunday-Thursday through June 30.     ​



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