PLANNED MAJOR LANE CLOSURE UPDATE FOR WEEKEND OF AUGUST 18, 2023 

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​All work is weather permitting 

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

Weekend     

Baltimore County

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 Friday when pile driving is complete, usually late afternoon. Project details, including planned closures/detours, available here.           

Week Ahead     

Anne Arundel County      

   

Baltimore County      

  • ​Westbound US 40 (Pulaski Highway) at Ebenezer Road – Concrete Pavement Work - Beginning at 9 p.m.  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, August 20 and Friday, August 25, motorists can expect temporary ramp and lane closures at the following locations:   
  • Northbound I-95 at I-695   
  • Southbound I-95 at 695 
  • Outer Loop I-695 at I-95 
  • Inner Loop I-695 at I-95
  • I-95 northbound ramp to I-695 Inner Loop 
  • Sulphur Spring Road at I-95 
 
The full traffic alert is available here.
   
I-695 to I-70 to MD 43 (White Marsh Boulevard) Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) - From Sunday, August 20, through Friday, August 25, motorists can expect the following lane and shoulder closures:  
Daytime shoulder closures 
  • Outer Loop I-695, I-95 to I-83 
  • Outer Loop I-695, I-83-I-70 
Overnight lane closures 
  • Outer Loop I-695, MD 25 to Stevenson Road 
  • Inner Loop I-695, MD 140 to Northbound I-83 
Traffic alert is available here.    
  • ​US 1 (Washington Blvd.) bridge over CSX Transportation – Bridge Replacement – Temporary lane closures and traffic pattern shifts overnight Sunday through Thursday 7 p.m.to 5 a.m., with daytime temporary lane closures Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through late fall.   
  • MD 147 (Harford Rd.) bridge over I-695 – Bridge Cleaning and Painting – Daytime shoulder closures Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Late August, temporary overnight single and double lane closures Sunday - Thursday, 7 p.m. – 5 a.m. the next day. Interchange ramp lane shifts as needed Sunday – Thursday, 7 p.m. – 5 a.m. the next day.   
  • Northbound I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) ramp to eastbound MD 150 (Eastern Blvd) and northbound MD 157 (Merritt Blvd) ramp to MD 150 (Eastern Blvd). – Ramp milling patching and resurfacing - Overnight ramp closures -Sundays through Thursdays 10 p.m.-5 a.m. with ramp closures and detours in effect.   
 

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.  Note: A section of the MD 5 park & ride lot is temporarily closed for resurfacing. The loop route will also be resurfaced; traffic will be guided using a flagging operation through Thursday 8/24.    
      

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          

  • Eastbound US 340 between Lander Road and US 15 (Catoctin Mountain Highway) - Pavement improvement project – Overnight single lane closures. 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays, until mid-August.       
  • 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.  
 

Howard County       

            

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    ​

  
  • ​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.    
  • MD 2 from the South River Bridge to MD 214 – Nighttime single lane closures, Sunday through Thursday nights, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., and daytime single lane closures, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  
  • I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) / MD 295 (Baltimore Washington Parkway) Interchange – Ramp Resurfacing – Nighttime temporary closures with signed detours, Sunday through Thursday nights, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.     
 

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 – Roadway Resurfacing - Nighttime single lane closures for pavement resurfacing between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday nights. Daytime single lane closures are also permitted 9 a. - 3 p.m., weekdays.    
   

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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