FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                             

Sept. 13, 2018

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER RUNNING FESTIVAL TO RESULT IN TEMPORARY CLOSURES AT HATEM BRIDGE (US 40)

Motorists Should Expect Delays on Sept. 15

WHAT: Westbound US 40 will be temporarily closed at MD 222. The detour will direct motorists to MD 222, to southbound I-95, to MD 155 (Exit 89), to westbound US 40.  Eastbound US 40 will be shifted onto westbound US 40 at the Ohio Street & Ostego Street intersection and back onto eastbound US 40 at MD 222.                                                                  

Note: There is no toll in the southbound direction at the I-95 John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway toll plaza.

WHEN: Weather permitting, Saturday, Sept. 15, from approximately 7 a.m. to 12 noon. 

Stay Alert So No One Gets Hurt!  Please drive with caution and obey posted-speed limits and traffic-control devices.  For additional information on the Susquehanna River Running Festival, please visit susquehannarunfest.org

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The MDTA thanks its customers for their patience and reminds them to Stay Alert So No One Gets Hurt!

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