I-95 Mainline Construction —
Chesaco Avenue to Hazelwood Avenue

Aerial view of I-95 Mainline from Chesaco Avenue to Hazlewood Avenue

As part of the Maryland Transportation Authority’s I-95 Express Toll Lanes^SM (ETLs^SM) Project, ten miles of I-95 will be widened to six lanes in each direction from the I-895 interchange in northeast Baltimore to north of White Marsh Boulevard. Construction of the one-mile-section of I-95 that runs from south of Chesaco Avenue to north of Hazelwood Avenue began in January, 2008. When completed, the roadway will consist of four general-purpose (non-tolled) lanes and two ETLs in each direction.

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About Construction

Construction will last about 2 years, with a scheduled completion date of Winter 2010. Construction activities include:

• Roadway Grinding and Resurfacing
• Full-Depth Pavement Installation
• Pavement Milling and Resurfacing
• Reconstruction of the Median
• ETLs Construction
• Bridge Construction
• Extension of Chesaco Avenue Bridge
• Culvert Construction
• New Stormwater Management Facilities
• New Retaining Wall Structures
• Storm Drain Improvements
• New Sound Barrier Structures
• New Signage, Pavement Marking and Intelligent Transportation System Improvements
• Landscaping
• New Emergancy Turn-around Ramps
• Utility Relocation

The median and adjacent lanes will be reconstructed to create the new ETLs. Throughout construction, all lanes of I-95
will be open in each direction during peak traffic periods.

As part of this project, new emergency turn-around ramps will be built on the east and west sides of I-95 near the Chesaco Avenue overpass. These ramps, working in concert with emergency crossovers between the general-purpose lanes and the ETLs, will provide access for emergency responders.