PLANNED MAJOR LANE CLOSURE UPDATE FOR WEEKEND OF AUGUST 4, 2023

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​All work is weather permitting 

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

Weekend   

Queen Anne’s County   

  • US 301 over the Chester River – Pile driving – Both directions of US 301 will be closed at the work site when operations are close enough to pose a distraction or safety risk. Detours will be lifted each day when pile driving is complete, usually late afternoon. Project details, including planned closures/detours, available here.       

Week Ahead   

Anne Arundel County    

  • US 50 eastbound at Whitehall Road – Overhead sign removal – At 9 pm Tuesday, crews will remove the Exit 31, Whitehall Road, sign. Expect a right lane and right shoulder closure.   
  • US 50 / 301 Broadneck Peninsula Service Roads Pilot Ramp Management Project – Eastbound US 50 Temporary On-Ramp Closures at Exit 30 and Exit 32 (10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thursdays – Sundays through September 3). The traffic alert is available here.     
  • MD 100 Safety & Resurfacing Project – Nighttime single lane closures (8 p.m. - 5 a.m., Sundays through Thursdays) between the Howard County line and MD 170. The traffic alert is here.  
  • I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) / MD 295 Interchange – Nighttime resurfacing with overnight ramp detours, scheduled to begin Monday night, August 7.  

Baltimore County    ​

  • Westbound US 40 (Pulaski Hwy) at Ebenezer Road – Concrete Pavement Work - Beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, August 11, and Friday, August 18, motorists can expect temporary weekend-long double-lane closures along westbound US 40 in the vicinity of Ebenezer Road, with traffic shifted to one side of the roadway. Crews will work 9 p.m. Friday-5 a.m. Monday. The weekend of August 25 will be used as a rain date in case of inclement weather.   
  • MD 157 (Peninsula Expressway) between north of the drawbridge over Bear Creek and Merritt Boulevard- Highway maintenance asphalt pavement resurfacing –Single lane closures on northbound and southbound MD 157 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday through fall 2023.    
I-95/I-695 Southwest Interchange – 10 Bridges Rehabilitation -  Between Sunday night, August 6 and Friday afternoon, August 11, motorists can expect temporary ramp and lane closures at the following locations: 
  • Southbound I-95 at I-695 
  • Northbound I-95 at I-695 
  • Ramp from northbound I-95 to westbound I-695 (inner loop) 
  • Sulphur Spring Road under I-95 
The full traffic alert is available here.     
  

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.                  

Charles County    

  • MD 5 between MD 5 Business and Mattawoman Drive – Pavement Resurfacing – Single-lane closures Sunday night through Thursday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.         

Cecil County         

  • MD 276 from MD 275 to Bog Turtle Lane – Paving under single lane closures/flagging, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.          

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.                 

Harford County                    ​

  • ​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.  Traffic alert is available here.      
  • MD 543 (Creswell Rd.) between Wheel Rd. and Goat Hill Rd. – Tree and brush trimming/removal - Temporary shoulder and/or lane closures with flagging operations in effect at any time Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through fall 2023.  Traffic alert is available here.
  • MD 159 (Perryman Road) between Spesutia Rd. and the roundabout at Old Perryman Rd. - Highway Maintenance Pavement Patching - Overnight work with lane closures and flagging operations 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. Sunday 8/6 and Monday 8/7. Rain dates 8/13 and 8/14.  Traffic alert is available here.   

Howard County     

  • US 29 (Columbia Pike) northbound between MD 175 (Little Patuxent Parkway) and Frederick Road - Resurfacing – Overnight single lane, shoulder and ramp closures 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays, through September.       
  • 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).                              

Talbot County      

  • ​MD 579 from Longpoint Rd to Mayport Rd  Resurfacing -Weekday single lane closures/flagging, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.    

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.           
  • US 40 from MD 36 to the City Limits of Cumberland – Resurfacing – Nighttime single lane closures, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights.     

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.                 

Calvert County       

Garrett County             

  • US 219 at Cash Valley Road near Red House – Shoulder closures and intermittent single lane closures with a flagging operation – 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.    

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 signal control system will direct two-way traffic on one lane of the bridge.  Drivers encouraged to use alternate north-south routes going between MD 155 (Level Rd.) and US 1 (Conowingo Rd.) such as MD 136 (Priestford Rd.).    
  • 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.             

St Mary’s County 

  • MD 5 between Clark’s Rest and just north of MD 245 - Intersection Improvement Project - Nighttime single lane closures for pavement resurfacing between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday nights.     

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 and Pennsylvania Avenue near Hancock – Bridge Cleaning – Shoulder closures both east and westbound.   ​



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