Temporary Detours on I-695 North at Exit 38, MD 150 on Friday Night, November 20 and Saturday Night, November 21

(October 19, 2015) – The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is moving forward on its $5.3 million bridge rehabilitation project on I-695 North (Baltimore Beltway Outer Loop/Windlass Freeway) over the Northeast Creek tributary of the Back River. The bridge is located on the outer loop of I-695 near MD 702 in Essex.

This weekend, contractor crews will remove two old steel girders from the right side of the bridge, with one girder removed each night.  To ensure the safety of drivers and contractor crews, the bridge will be closed to all traffic the outer loop of I-695 will temporarily be detoured at Exit 38, MD 150 (Eastern Boulevard) between 10 p.m. Friday, November 20 and 6 a.m. Saturday, November 21 and again between 10 p.m. Saturday, November 21 and 6 a.m. Sunday, November 22.

The Maryland State Police will assist with the closure and detour.  Motorists will proceed on eastbound MD 150 through Essex to northbound MD 702and then back onto the outer loop of the Beltway. SHA and its contractor will use digital message boards, temporary traffic signs, and barrels to guide motorists on the Outer Loop through the detour route.

Click​ here for more information about the bridge rehabilitation project.

Citizens with questions about projects on the Baltimore Beltway within Baltimore County may contact SHA’s District Four Office in Hunt Valley at 410-229-2300, toll-free at 1-866-998-0367 or by email: shadistrict4@sha.state.md.us. Follow SHA on Twitter @MDSHA.  Maryland features FREE 511 traveler information! Call 511 or 1-800-3315603 or visit www.md511.org for current travel information including road work and traffic conditions. 

While SHA and its transportation partners work hard to maintain safe traffic mobility in work zones, each driver needs to actively modify his or her driving style to help prevent crashes. Stay alert and look for reduced speed limits, narrow driving lanes and highway workers. Slow down and don’t follow too closely. Safer driving. Safer work zones. For everyone!