FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 13, 2019

WORK TO RESULT IN TEMPORARY OVERNIGHT CLOSURES OF I-95 RAMPS IN BALTIMORE CITY STARTING TONIGHT

Closures will take effect on May 14 if inclement weather continues tonight

WHAT: The ramp from northbound I-95 to Russell Street (Exit 52) will be closed temporarily to traffic.  The detour will direct motorists to I-395 (Exit 53), Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, to Lee Street, to Russell Street.

The ramp from northbound MD 295 (Russell Street) to northbound I-95 will be closed temporarily to traffic.  The detour will direct motorists to Russell Street, to  Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, to southbound I-395, to northbound I-95.

The ramp from Kane Street to southbound I-95 will be closed temporarily to traffic.  The northbound detour will direct motorists to Eastern Avenue, to Gusryan Street, to Dundalk Avenue, to Holabird Avenue, to Broening Highway, to Keith Avenue, to    southbound I-95.  The southbound detour will direct motorists to Dundalk Avenue, to Holabird Avenue, to Broening Highway, to Keith Avenue, to southbound I-95.

The ramp from westbound Eastern Avenue to southbound I-95 will be closed temporarily to traffic.  The detour will direct motorists to Kane Street, to Dundalk Avenue, to Holabird Avenue, to Broening Highway, to Keith Avenue, to southbound I-95.

WHEN: Weather permitting, Monday, May 13, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.

WHY: Crews will be performing paving operations.

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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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