​Motorists Should Expect Overnight Traffic Slowdowns

(January 31, 2022) – The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will assist with the transport of a large transformer move between the Dundalk area of Baltimore County and Brookeville in Montgomery County overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, including travel through parts of Carroll and Howard counties. The convoy and supporting vehicles will begin the move beginning at 10 p.m. Tuesday, February 1, and the transformer will reach its destination by 5 a.m. Wednesday, February 2.

The route that the large transport is as follows:

• Dunhill Road to Dundalk Avenue;
• MD 695 (Broening Highway) to Boston Street/O’Donnell Street cut-off;
• Interstate Avenue to northbound I-95 to the outer loop (westbound) I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) *northeast corner*;
• Northbound I-795 (Northwest Expressway) to westbound MD 140 (Westminster Pike/Baltimore Boulevard);
• Southbound MD 97 (New Washington Road/Roxbury Mills Road) to eastbound MD 26 (Liberty Road);
• Southbound MD 32 to westbound I-70 to southbound MD 97 (Georgia Avenue); and
• Eastbound MD 650 (New Hampshire Avenue) to Brighton Dam Road (destination).

The wide truck carrying the transformer will travel at a speed of up to 20 mph and will require two lanes to travel. MDOT SHA is recommending that motorists who plan to travel or the transport routes use alternate routes add extra overnight travel time.

MDOT SHA works hard to maintain safe traffic mobility in work zones for our crews as well as our customers. Drivers need to stay alert, focus on driving and look for reduced speed limits, as well as other driving pattern changes. Drive like you work here and slowdown in construction zones.   

Motorists can dial #77 on their mobile device for Maryland State Police and roadside assistance.

For a list of all major MDOT SHA projects, go to Project Portal. Visit our homepage at roads.maryland.gov. For a look at real-time traffic conditions, go to md511.maryland.gov.

Editor’s Note

From intersection improvements to widening and new interchange construction, MDOT SHA is investing in projects to enhance the commute and daily travel for millions of Marylanders.  MDOT SHA maintains more than 2,500 bridges and 17,000 miles of non-toll state roads – the interstate, US and state numbered routes in Maryland’s 23 counties.