Our goal upon completion of the Express Toll Lanes project is to provide you with easier, safer, and less congested travel on I-95 throughout the project area. Please bear with us throughout the construction phase. Traffic advisories will be issued throughout the construction of the ETLs. We will make every effort to minimize the impacts of construction as much as possible. All travel lanes will be open during the peak morning and evening hours during the week.

New Ramp from Westbound I-695 to Southbound I-95 to Open Tueesday July 2, 2009

New Ramps at I-95 and I-695 to Open Friday Morning June 25, 2009

Traffic Advisory
I-95 Express Toll Lanes^SM Construction Closures
for the week of July 5, 2009

Weather permitting, the following closures and detours are scheduled to take place for contractors to perform work associated with the I-95 Express Toll Lanes^SM (ETLs ^SM) Project.

• Monday, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday, the ramp from westbound Interstate 695 to southbound Interstate 95 and the ramp from westbound I-695 to northbound I-95 will be closed. Detour routes will direct motorists to continue on westbound I-695, to southbound US 1 (Exit 32, Belair Road) to eastbound I-695, to southbound or northbound I-95. Traffic drags will take place periodically throughout the night beginning at westbound I-695 at US 40 (Exit 35, Pulaski Highway) for crews to move equipment. During the traffic drags, police will bring vehicles to a reduced pace prior to the work zone.
  
  These closures are necessary to allow crews to prepare for the opening of the new ramp from westbound I-695 to southbound I-95. The new ramp is scheduled to open by 5 a.m. Tuesday. Due to weather and paving conditions, crews were unable to open ramp on its previously scheduled opening date of July 1.
• Tuesday, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Wednesday, a minimum of three, 15-minute traffic drags will take place throughout the night on westbound I-695 between MD 7 (Exit 34, Philadelphia Road) and I-95.
• Wednesday, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday, the ramp from eastbound I-695 to southbound I-95 will be closed. The detour route will direct motorists to eastbound US 40 (Exit 35B, Pulaski Highway), to westbound I-695, to southbound I-95.
• Wednesday, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday, a minimum of three, 15-minute traffic will take place throughout the night on southbound I-95 between MD 43 and I-695. In addition, a minimum of three, 15-minute traffic drags will take place throughout the night on southbound I-95 between I-695 and I-895.
• Saturday, from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday, southbound I-895 will be closed. The detour route will direct motorists to southbound I-95, to Eastern Avenue (Exit 59), to northbound I-95, to Moravia Road (Exit 60), to southbound I-895.
  
  This closure is necessary to prepare for the new traffic pattern at the I-895/I-95 split, which will reverse the current configuration – I-95 traffic will stay in the left lanes, while I-895 traffic will move to the right lanes. The new traffic pattern will go into effect by 7 a.m. Sunday, July 12.

Additional lane closures may be in effect on I-95, I-895 and I-695 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. the following morning, Monday through Thursday. Traffic drags may take place periodically for crews to move equipment.

For Express Toll Lanes active lane closures and for traffic information statewide, visit traffic.md.gov.

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