PLANNED MAJOR LANE CLOSURE UPDATE   MARCH 10, 2023 

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Baltimore County                     
 
I-695 TSMO Project: I-70 to MD 43 (White Marsh Blvd.) - Design-Build Transportation Systems Management and Operations - All dates/times weather permitting and subject to change.  

Week of Sunday, March 12 – Friday, March 17     

Lane closures:   

  • ​I-695 Outer Loop from I-795 to I-70 – Setting temporary barrier – Overnight left lane closures 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, March 12 to Thursday, March 16.  
  • I-695 Outer Loop from MD 139 (Charles St.) to I-70 – ITS underground installation and roadway construction – Daytime right shoulder closures 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, March 13 to Friday, March 17.   
  • I-695 Outer Loop from Lillian Holt Dr. to Putty Hill Ave. – Stormwater management construction – Daytime left shoulder closures 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday March 13 to Friday, March 17 

I-95 at I-695 Southwest Interchange - Bridge Rehabilitation - Traffic shifts, shoulder and lane closures and overnight interchange ramp detours for multi-bridge rehabilitation project. All dates/times for work are weather permitting and subject to change.   

Week of Sunday, March 12 – Friday, March 17       
 
Ramp closures: 

  • ​Ramp from eastbound I-695 (Outer Loop) to Northbound I-95 - overnight ramp closure/detour each night, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day, Sunday March 12 and Monday, March 13.

    Detour: Continue on I-695 eastbound to Hollins Ferry Road interchange , through interchange to westbound I-695 (Inner Loop) back to northbound I-95.  NEW
 
Lane Closures:   ​

  • I-95 southbound at I-695: Single left or right lane closed every night 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. the next morning. Double lane closures 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. Sunday night, March 12 – Thursday night, March 16. 

  • I-695 westbound and/or eastbound (Inner Loop and/or Outer Loop) under I-95 bridges: Single left or right lane closed every night 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. the next morning. Double lane closures on westbound I-695 (Inner Loop) 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. Sunday night, March 12 – Thursday night, March 16.

  • Sulphur Spring Road underneath I-95 bridges: Daytime single lane closures on eastbound or westbound Sulphur Spring Road with flagging operations to control two-way traffic on one open lane, any time between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.  each day Monday, March 13 through Friday, March 17. Updated 

 I-695 Bridges over Morse Lane and Norfolk Southern RR – Cleaning & Painting of Bridges – Occasional daytime single lane closures on I-695 Inner and Outer Loops possible between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday – Friday and between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturdays through spring 2023.  Blast paint removal and application of new paint may take place at other times behind barriers and within project containment areas.          
 
MD 45 Northbound from Bosley Ave. to north of Hillside Ave. – BGE Underground Electric Line Project - Center two-way turn lane and the left lane along northbound York Road between Bosley Ave. and north of Hillside Ave. in Cockeysville will be closed 24/7 through late April (approx. 60 days). Both southbound lanes of York Road will remain open.  Left turns will be prohibited at these locations: Left turns to and from the Yorkridge Center North Business Complex on York Rd.; Left turns from Matthews Ave. to southbound York Rd.; Left turns from Warren Place/Cockeysville Senior Center to southbound York Rd.  

MD 122 (Security Blvd.) Eastbound Approach to I-695 South - BGE Underground Eletric Line Project - Starting on or after March 20, BGE will be working in the right-turn lane between the Security Square Mall entrance and the ramp to I-695 South (Beltway Outer Loop) 24/7 throught late June.  The ramp to I-695 South will remain open, but drivers will have a very short right-turn access point after passing the utility work zone.  The sidewalk on eastbound I-695 will be closed during utility work; pedestrians may us the westbound sidewalk to go east between the Mall entrance/Belmont Rd. and Whitehead Rd. NEW 
      
Calvert County              
           
MD 4 at Mount Harmony Road – Median closure and crossover work for intersection reconstruction - Daytime single lane closure along northbound and southbound MD 4 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. if needed.         
           
           
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 so crews can safely install a new sewer manhole and pipes underneath Springfield Avenue. MDOT SHA expects the work to be complete this summer. Updated 
             
    
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).                             
            
St. Mary’s County                
                                    
MD 5 (Point Lookout Road) between Abell/Moakley Streets and MD 245 (Hollywood Road) - Intersection improvement project -- Single and/or double lane closures, Sunday through Thursday nights, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.       
                                                                         
Long-Term Closures  
                                                                                            
Allegany County   
 
I-68 between Exit 64 (MV Smith Rd) and Exit 68 (Little Orleans Rd) – Traffic Barrier replacement – Intermittent single lane closures both eastbound and westbound on I-68 from daylight to dusk.     

Anne Arundel County     
  
MD 175 (Annapolis Road) between McCarron Court and National Business Parkway – Interchange Reconstruction project at MD 295 (Baltimore Washington Parkway) - Daytime single lane closures along MD 175 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Updated    

MD 295 between MD 100 and I-195 – Bridge maintenance – Shoulder and/or single lane closures weeknights between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. 

MD 2 between the South River bridge and MD 214 - Pavement Resurfacing and sidewalk reconstruction between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday nights with lane closures.            
                          
Baltimore County      

Putty Hill Ave. westbound on approach to Bridge over I-695 - Verizon utility relocations - Temporary shoulder closures 24/7 on Putty Hill Ave. with occasional flagging operations 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday-Friday. The end of Grove Road at Putty Hill Ave. is closed to all traffic and local residents may have access through Green Needle Dr. (no through street) through late summer 2023.  
            
I-95 Northbound Express Toll Lanes project by MDTA - Raphel Road bridge over I-95 (JFK Memorial Expressway) - MDTA closed the Raphel Road bridge through early 2023 and traffic is being detoured to the Bradshaw Road overpass.                       
                
I-70 Westbound and Eastbound between the Baltimore City Line and I-695 – Concrete Pavement Resurfacing – Single and double lane closures on I-70 east of I-695 weekdays Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and continuous lane and/or ramp closures on selected weekends for concrete pour and cure from 9 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Sundays, until early 2023.               
         
I-695 Bridge over US 40 (Baltimore National Pike) - Bridge support structure rehabilitation – Crews are working on repairs to bridge piers and abutments under I-695 with long-term traffic shifts and temporary lane closures on US 40 eastbound and westbound underneath I-695 in Catonsville through early spring 2023.     
     
I-695 North (Beltway Inner Loop) Noise Wall from MD 144 to US 40 – Construction of new noise wall – Single lane closures, ramp and shoulder closures possible along I-695 Inner Loop from MD 144 to Edmondson Ave. during off-peak hours when necessary for installation of noise wall.  Interchange ramp closures possible Sunday – Thursday between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. the next day (will be posted on message boards in advance).    
      
US 40 (Pulaski Highway) Dual Bridges over Little Gunpowder Falls and (Big) Gunpowder Falls - Bridge Rehabilitation – Construction work will proceed on all four bridges through spring 2023, with ongoing temporary single lane closures on eastbound and westbound US 40 in the vicinity of the bridges during the following off-peak times:  Daytime (Monday – Saturday) Westbound US 40: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Eastbound US 40: 7 a.m.  to 4 p.m.  Overnight (Sunday – Thursday) Westbound and Eastbound US 40:  7 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day.  Note: The weekend and weekday work with 24/7 lane closures to replace the concrete stop pad section of the right lane of the westbound US 40 approach to Joppa Farm Road once scheduled for Dec. 2-9 has been postponed due to weather and now will be rescheduled to early 2023, date TBA.  Note: Traffic Impacts in Harford County.           
        
MD 25 (Falls Road) between Baltimore City / County Line and I-695 Baltimore County DPWT water line replacement project - Overnight lane closures with flagging operations along sections of Falls Road, 9 p.m. - 5 a.m. the next day Sunday – Thursday, with some daytime work as needed 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. through spring 2024.              
                               
MD 26 (Liberty Road) between Brenbrook Drive and N. Rolling Road - ADA Sidewalk Reconstruction/Upgrades - Occasional temporary overnight single lane closures on MD 26 between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. the next day Sunday - Thursday and now between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday through early 2023.                                
                                   
MD 26 (Liberty Rd.) from I-695 to North Rolling Rd. – ADA Sidewalk Improvements - Overnight single lane closures along this section of Liberty Road Sundays through Thursdays between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. the following morning.  Daytime single lane closures on this section of Liberty Road possible Mondays through Fridays between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.              
     
MD 30 (Hanover Pike) at Rue St. Lo Drive – Slope stabilization, curb and gutter and roadway resurfacing - Lane closures on MD 30 with flagging operations 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday through Friday beginning winter 2023 through early summer 2023.             
                                 
MD 43 (White Marsh Blvd.) at Honeygo Blvd. - Intersection Widening and Improvements - Temporary occasional daytime lane closures on MD 43 and Honeygo Blvd. legs of the intersection between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday-Friday, and overnight lane closures at any time between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. the next day Sunday-Thursday. When necessary, there will be temporary lane closures on weekends, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday and/or Sunday through spring 2023.   
                                                                  
MD 140 (Reisterstown Road) between I-695 and Mt. Wilson Lane/ Grey Rock Rd. with MD 140 at Hooks Lane - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements - includes traffic signal upgrades, crosswalk markings, and paving on MD 140 and also on Hooks Lane at MD 140. Temporary daytime single lane closures on MD 140 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday – Friday and overnight single lane closures on Hooks Lane approach to MD 140 between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. the next morning Sunday – Thursday. Work continues through spring 2023.                                   

MD 140 (Reisterstown Rd.) between E. Pleasant Hill Rd. and Stocksdale Ave. –Resurfacing/County Water Main replacement - Daytime single lane closures Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. between E. Pleasant Hill Rd and Stocksdale Ave.  Access to driveways in this section will be maintained during any lane closures.  Project scheduled through late summer 2024. Updated                          
   
MD 151 (Sparrows Point Blvd.) / Wharf Road (MD 151 B) Interchange - Three-bridge replacement project at interchange – New traffic pattern in effect: Northbound and southbound Wharf Road (and the northern bridge) are now open to traffic between MD 158 (Bethlehem Blvd.) and the left-turn ramp to MD 151. This ramp / bridge is now open for direct access TPA. Wharf Road remains closed underneath both the MD 151 bridge (southern bridge) and the ramp bridge (middle bridge) for bridge construction through spring 2024. Bridge replacement and other construction work within the interchange scheduled to continue through summer 2024.            
      
Calvert County     
 
MD 2/4 (Solomons Island Road) - Guardrail Installation (varied locations) - Motorists can expect shoulder and occasional off-peak single-lane closures (if needed) between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays.      
     
Charles County   
                       
Eastbound MD 228 at Western Parkway – Intersection Improvements - 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday nights through Friday mornings, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.      
                     
Cecil County                 
                                                                                   
MD 213 (Augustine Herman Highway) bridge over C&D Canal in Chesapeake City – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bridge repair project. Occasional single lane closures and flagging will occur 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday-Thursday.                                                                             
                             
Frederick County                                                         
            
Northbound US 15 Bridge over MD 77 – Bridge Deck replacement project – The left lane is closed. Each side of the bridge is expected to take six to eight months to finish. The entire project is expected to be complete by the end of 2023.                                                  
                                   
Harford County                                                                             
MD 161 (Darlington Road) bridge over Deer Creek – Bridge side barrier replacement – There will be weekday single lane closures 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. with flagpersons controlling two-way traffic on bridge winter 2023 to install a temporary traffic signal system that will control two-way traffic on the bridge. Once the temporary signal is in place, his bridge will be reduced from two lanes to one lane 24/7 during bridge rehabilitation work through late fall 2023.

Stafford Road bridge over Deer Creekby Harford County DPW-Highways – bridge rehabilitation.  This bridge was closed to all traffic late summer 2022 and detoured onto MD 161 until spring 2023.

I-95 Northbound Express Toll Lanesproject by MDTA – Replacement of Abingdon Road Bridge over I-95. MDTA has closed the bridge and locally detoured it until spring 2023.          
                                                                                  
 I-95 Northbound Express Toll Lanes project by MDTA - I-95/MD 152 Interchange Reconstruction and Park and Ride Lot Relocation - Old Park and Ride lot closed late 2021, new Park and Ride Lot scheduled for completion late 2025.  Construction of the NB I-95 roadway began spring 2021 and is anticipated to be complete fall 2024.

MD 159 from roundabout to Canning House Road – Highway maintenance pavement patching – Daytime lane closures with flagging operations controlling two-way traffic on this section of MD 159, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday through Friday through late spring 2023. NEW          
 
Howard County                
            
I-95 between the Howard/Prince George’s Co line (south of MD 216) and the Howard/Baltimore Co line (bridge over the Patapsco River) – Guardrail installation – Single-lane and shoulder closure weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a mobile operation. Current location is southbound I-95 near MD 175. This project will be complete this fall. New

MD 94 bridge over I-70 - Bridge deck replacement project – Southbound MD 94 lane is closed.  Updated                           
                             
Montgomery County                                                                 
           
MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) from north of Gold Mine Road to south of Holiday Drive - MD 97 relocation project. Intermittent off-peak single and multiple lane closures, weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and overnight, Sunday through Thursday, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.                  
         
Brookeville Road from MD 97 (Georgia Avenue) to Grayheaven Manor Road. Sewer relocation project. Full 24/7 road closure with detour through late fall 2022. Drivers should add extra commute time and use MD 97 and MD 108 as alternate routes.                 
         
Brighton Dam Road near MD 97 (Georgia Avenue). MD 97 relocation project excavation and new road resurfacing work. Off-road activity with an intermittent off-peak flagging operation and single lane closures, Sunday through Saturday from sunrise to sunset.     
        
MD 108 (Olney Sandy Spring Road) from Olney Mill Road to Brooke Road. Safety and resurfacing project. Off-peak single daytime lane closures, weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and overnight, Sunday through Thursday, 8 p.n. to 5 a.m.  through late summer 2023.              
          
MD 185 (Connecticut Avenue) at Jones Bridge Road/Kensington Parkway Intersection improvement project - Single off-peak lane closures on MD 185, weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and overnight, Sunday through Thursday, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. and single off-peak lane closures on Jones Bridge Road, weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and overnight, 7 days per week, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through late summer 2023.          
         
MD 187 (Old Georgetown Road) from Tilden Lane to Nicholson Lane/ Safety and resurfacing project. Off-peak single daytime weekday lane closures, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and overnight lane closures, Sunday through Thursday, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.          
                        
Southbound I-270 between I-70 and I-495 (Capital Beltway) - Traffic congestion relief construction project - Intermittent single lane closures, weekdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and single, double, and triple overnight lane closures, Sunday through Thursday, 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. and intermittent temporary ramp closures with detours up to 24 hours a day through late summer 2023.                                                                         

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. tm. through late summer 2023.                       
          
US 1 (Baltimore Avenue) from Rhode Island Avenue to MD 212A (Powder Mill Road). Safety and resurfacing project. Off peak single and multiple lane closures, weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 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 210 at Livingston Road/Kerby Hill Road. Interchange construction project. Intermittent   off-peak single and multiple lane closures, Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. and overnight, Sunday through Thursday, 8 p.m.to 5 a.m.                                                                               
                          
MD 212A (Powder Mill Road) from Pine Street to US 1 (Baltimore Avenue) - Roadway reconstruction project. Intermittent single and multiple lane closures weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.                                
                              
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 223 (Woodyard Road) at Dower House Road - Geometric improvement project - Single weekday lane closures, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and overnight, Sunday through Thursday, 9 p.m. to 5 a.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.         
                                 
US 1 (Baltimore Avenue) over I-495 (Capital Beltway) - Bridge painting and cleaning project. Single and multiple off-peak lane closures; 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.       
      
Queen Anne’s County            
          
US 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) between MD 291 and Pfalzgroff  Lane – Bridge replacement. US 301 is reduced to one lane in each direction through Fall 2023. Northbound traffic is being shifted across the median to run on one lane of the southbound alignment. This is an ASE (Automated Speed Enforcement) work zone with a reduced speed limit of 45 mph.       
          
Talbot County                                                                 
          
MD 33 (Talbot St.) from Spencer Ave. to Lee St. in St. Michaels - Sidewalk project. Occasional single-lane closures and flagging 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Thursday through spring 2023.                    
                                                                   
Washington County                        
           
Eastbound and westbound I-70 at the MD 65 (Sharpsburg Pike) – Bridge rehabilitation and widening of I-70 bridges over MD 65 –   Motorists should expect periodic shoulder work and occasional lane closures.              
           
 
 
 





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