MDOT SHA MAJOR PLANNED MAJOR WEEKEND LANE CLOSURE UPDATE - APRIL 26, 2019

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HIGH-IMPACT

Baltimore County

HIGH IMPACT - Cromwell Bridge Road/MD 542 (Loch Raven Boulevard) ramp to the outer loop I-695 - Ramp closure for pipe crossing – Ramp to be closed at 11 p.m. Friday, April 26 until 5 a.m. Monday, April 29. Motorists will be guided to I-695/Providence Road) interchange and back to the inner loop I-695 to MD 542/Cromwell Bridge Road. new

HIGH-IMPACT – Padonia Road under the I-83 Bridges – Bridge replacement project – Beginning April 28, Padonia Road to be closed occasionally overnights for bridge demolition phase between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday nights through Friday mornings. Motorists will be guided to the I-83/Timonium Road interchange and back to NB I-83 to Padonia Road. These occasional overnight closures are expected to last until early-May.

HIGH IMPACT – Inner loop (southbound) I-695 (Baltimore Beltway/Patapsco Freeway) - Resurfacing – Single lane closures Sunday nights through Friday mornings between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.  Project should be complete by Memorial Day. new

Prince George’s County

HIGH IMPACT - Outer loop of I-495 (Capital Beltway) Bridge over Suitland Road – Traffic shift for bridge replacement project – On Saturday, April 27, MDOT SHA will shift travel lanes for the bridge replacement project on the outer loop I-495 Bridge over Suitland Road. Motorists can expect double lane closures between 3 p.m. until 9 a.m. Sunday, April 28.  new
 
Major Weekend Lane Closures

Anne Arundel County

• MD 100 Bridges over MD 174 (Quarterfield Road), MD 3 (Crain Highway) and Oakwood Road – Bridge deck overlays – Singe lane closures Sunday nights through Friday mornings between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Crews have started in the easterly direction and will return for the westbound bridges for the patching work. Once patching is complete, crews will close a single lane in each direction on the bridges to perform the paving operations. This will be complete by the end of June.
 
Baltimore County

HIGH IMPACT - Cromwell Bridge Road/MD 542 (Loch Raven Boulevard) ramp to the outer loop I-695 - Ramp closure for pipe crossing – Ramp to be closed at 11 p.m. Friday, April 26 until 5 a.m. Monday, April 29. Motorists will be guided to I-695/Providence Road) interchange and back to the inner loop I-695 to MD 542/Cromwell Bridge Road. new
 
• I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) between US 40 (Baltimore-National Pike) and MD 144 (Frederick Road) – Southwest Outer Loop Beltway widening project – Beginning Sunday night, motorists can expect single lane closures on the inner loop and outer loop I-695 between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. Monday morning. Rain date is the following evening. new

Calvert/St. Mary’s County line

• MD 4 (Patuxent Beach Road) Bridge over the Patuxent River (Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge) – Drainage scupper cleaning – Single lane closure with flagging operation on Sunday, April 28 between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. new

Prince George’s County

HIGH IMPACT - Outer loop of I-495 (Capital Beltway) Bridge over Suitland Road – Traffic shift for bridge replacement project – On Saturday, April 27, MDOT SHA will shift travel lanes for the bridge replacement project on the outer loop I-495 Bridge over Suitland Road. Motorists can expect double lane closures between 3 p.m. until 9 a.m. Sunday, April 28.  new

• Southbound US 301 (Crain Highway) between Peerless Avenue and the MD State Police truck scales (near Village Drive) – Resurfacing – On Monday, April 22, crews will begin paving in the southbound direction. Once complete, crews will mill and pave the northbound lanes of US 301. Crews will work from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. Sunday nights through Friday mornings. Project should be complete early summer.

Long-Term Closures

Allegany County

• Westbound I-68 (National Freeway) near Greene Street – Mountain slope repair project – Right lane closed until early summer.

Anne Arundel County

• Westbound MD 175 (Annapolis Road/Jessup Road) between National Business Parkway and MD 295 (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) – Utility relocation – Single lane closures Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday nights through Friday mornings from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. In mid-April, utility crews will install cables across MD 175 between Carol Avenue and National Business Parkway necessitating brief 15-minute total closures between 12 midnight and 5 a.m.

• Northbound I-895 Bridge over the Patapsco Flats (Between MD 295 and the I-97/MD spur) – Bridge rehabilitation – (MDTA project) 24/7 right lane closure until summer 2019.

Baltimore City

HIGH-IMPACT - (MDTA Project) - I-895 (Baltimore Harbor Tunnel Throughway) between the tunnels and Boston Street/O’Donnell Street (exit 11) and the Holabird Avenue exit. – Bridge rehabilitation project – Northbound I-895 to close on November 27 and two-way traffic using southbound I-895. Use I-95 (Fort McHenry Tunnel) or I-695 (Francis Scott Key Bridge) as alternate routes. Project to last until 2021.
 
HIGH-IMPACT - (MDTA Project) - I-895 (Baltimore Harbor Tunnel Throughway) northbound tunnel – Bridge rehabilitation project – Northbound tunnel to be closed on April 12 until early-summer. Traffic will be put into two-way operation using the southbound tunnel.

Baltimore County

HIGH IMPACT - MD 140 (Reisterstown Road) at Hooks Lane/Woodholme Center Way (just north of I-695) – BGE power transmission work – On February 14, BGE’s contractor will close the left turn bay on southbound MD 140 to Hooks Lane. Northbound MD 140 at Hooks Lane will be reduced from three lanes to two lanes.

• Eastbound Padonia Road ramp to northbound I-83 – Ramp closure for bridge replacement project – Motorists will be guided to Deerco Road to the I-83/Timonium Road interchange.

HIGH-IMPACT - (MDTA Project) – Bradshaw Road Bridge over I-95 – Bridge rehabilitation project – Bridge to close and traffic detoured beginning March 11, 2019 until spring 2020.

Cecil County

• MD 273 (Telegraph Road) Bridge over Big Elk Creek – Bridge replacement project – Temporary traffic signal to alternate traffic in single lane until spring 2020.

Frederick County

• Southbound I-270 ramp to northbound MD 85 – Interchange reconstruction and bridge replacement project – Ramp closure and detour until Memorial Day. Motorists guided to eastbound I-70 to the MD 85 interchange.

• MD 478 (Knoxville Road) Bridge over Branch of the Potomac River – Bridge replacement project – On February 25, MD 478 will close through fall 2019. Local traffic will have access up to the point of the bridge closure. Through motorists will be detoured to MD 17 (Petersville Road/Burkittsville Road) to MD 180 (Jefferson Pike) and back to MD 478. Motorists may also choose US 340 as an alternate route.

• Eastbound US 40 Alternate (Old National Pike) between Fern Lane and Ridge Road – Roadside slope repair – Right truck “climbing” lane and shoulder closed until spring 2019.

Garrett County

• Maple Street (MD 742) Bridge over the Youghiogheny River – Concrete bridge repairs – Six-week bridge closure and detour. Motorists will be detoured using MD 42 (Friendsville Road) to First Avenue and back to Maple Street.

Prince George’s County

HIGH-IMPACT – Southbound I-95/I-495 (Capital Beltway) ramp to eastbound MD 214 (Central Avenue) – Bridge replacement project – Total ramp closure with traffic using the Capital Beltway/MD 202 (Largo Road) interchange and then to MD 214 via MD 202.

• US 301 (Crain Highway) between Frank Tippett Road and Trumps Hill Road - Gas pipeline construction and installation (Washington Gas project) – Single right lane closure through spring 2019.

Somerset/Worcester County line

• US 13 (Ocean Highway) northbound over Pocomoke River at the Worcester/Somerset county line – Bridge work – Northbound US 13 bridge over Pocomoke River has been reduced to one 12-foot lane for bridge work until end of April.

Wicomico County

• MD 349 (Nanticoke Road) Rockawalkin Road – Washout/major road repair – MD 349 is closed and detoured until mid-spring.

MAJOR Closures for Next Week

Allegany County

• I-68 at MD 639 (Willowbrook Road) – Lane shift for bridge rehabilitation project – Beginning at 8 p.m., April 29, I-68 will be detoured. Traffic will exit off the ramp, across MD 639 (which will be guided by a flagging operation) and then guided back up the ramp and onto I-68. new

Anne Arundel County

• MD 176 (Dorsey Road) between MD 170 (Aviation Boulevard) and MD 648 E (Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard) – Resurfacing – Daytime signal lane closures between 9:00 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday nights through Friday mornings.

Baltimore County

(POSTPONED)– Padonia Road under the I-83 Bridges – Bridge replacement project – Padonia Road closures postponed until  next week.
 
• HIGH IMPACT – Inner loop (southbound) I-695 (Baltimore Beltway/Patapsco Freeway) between Merritt Boulevard and MD 151 (North Point Blvd.) - Resurfacing – Single lane closures Sunday nights through Friday mornings between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.  Project should be complete by Memorial Day. new
 
• MD 145 (Sweet Air Road) between Manor Road and Patterson Road – Resurfacing – Daytime single lane closures between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. new
 
Calvert County

HIGH-IMPACT - MD 2/4 (Solomons Island Road) between Coster Mill Bridge Road and Calvert Cliff Parkway AND between MD 264 (Broomes Island Road) and MD 231 (Hallowing Point Road) – Resurfacing – Nighttime signal lane closures between 9:00 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday nights through Friday mornings. Work is expected to be complete early-summer. new

Carroll County

• MD 26 (Liberty Road) Bridge over Liberty Reservoir – Bridge deck repairs – Single lane closures Sunday nights through Friday mornings between 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. Should be complete by Memorial Day. new

Cecil County

• MD 267 (Bladen Street) Bridge over Amtrak Rail – Bridge repairs – Single lane closures guided by a flagging operation Mondays through Fridays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Howard County

• Southbound US 29 (Columbia Pike) ramp to eastbound MD 175 and the eastbound MD 175 ramp to northbound US 29 – High-friction pavement application – Project begins on April 28. Ramp closure and detour Sunday nights through Friday mornings between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. new

• MD 144A (Frederick Road) between MD 97 (Roxbury Mills Road) and US 40 (Baltimore National Pike) – Pavement patching and repair – Single lane closure Mondays through Fridays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Sunday nights through Friday mornings between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. Project should be complete early-June.

Montgomery County

• MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) between north of Goldmine Road and south of Holiday Drive - Bypass construction – Single lane closures Mondays through Fridays between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.

• I-270 between Middlebrook Road and MD 124 (Quince Orchard Road) – I-270 at Watkins Mill Road interchange construction project – Single and double lane closures possible Sunday nights through Friday mornings between 8 p.m. and 4:30 a.m.

• US 29 (Colesville Road) between I-495 (Capital Beltway) and MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) - WSSC water line replacement project - Single and double lane closures Mondays through Fridays between 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Sundays through Friday mornings between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. Single lane closures Saturday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Prince George’s County

• Southbound US 301 (Crain Highway) between Peerless Avenue and the MD State Police truck scales (near Village Drive) – Resurfacing – On Monday, April 22, crews will begin paving in the southbound direction. Once complete, crews will mill and pave the northbound lanes of US 301. Crews will work from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. Sunday nights through Friday mornings. Project should be complete early summer.

• MD 201 (Kenilworth Avenue) at US 50 (John Hanson Highway) – Ramp resurfacing for all interchange ramps – Ramp closures and detours Sunday nights through Friday mornings between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. Project to be complete by mid-May.

Washington County

• I-81 between the Potomac River Bridge (West Virginia line) and MD 68/MD 63 (Lappans Road) – Highway widening project – Left lane closures Sunday nights through Friday mornings between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. There may be occasional, brief total closures to move equipment and material into place between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.
 
Wicomico County

• US 50 (Ocean Gateway) at White Lowe Road– Intersection improvement project – Beginning April 30, motorists can expect single left lane closures in each direction on US 50 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.  new

Worcester County

• US 50 (Ocean Gateway) Bridge over Sinepuxent Bay (Harry Kelley Memorial Bridge) – Bridge repair – Single lane closures guided by a flagging operation Mondays through Fridays between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.

• MD 528 (Philadelphia Avenue/Coastal Highway) between US 50 and 26th Street - Resurfacing – Single lane closures seven days per week between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.

 
On the Horizon

Queen Anne’s County
 
HIGH-IMPACT - MD 213 (Church Hill Road) Bridge over Gravel Run – Bridge replacement project - Weekend closure for temporary bridge installation will begin Friday, May 3 at 8 p.m. and continue through 5 a.m. Monday, May 6. Detour signs will be posted. Commercial vehicle drivers should verify access as there may be turning restrictions in Centreville. MDOT SHA will pour the new concrete bridge deck, then reassemble the temporary “jump bridge.” new

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