Beltway drivers beware: Major lane closures begin Sunday night (2024)

OF THUNDER. THANKS, DALENCIA. WELL, IF YOU TRAVEL THE BELTWAY OVERNIGHT, GET READY SOME BIG CHANGES ARE COMING BECAUSE STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT, ROAD WORK BEGINS ON THE NEW 695 PROJECT. AND JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH MORE IS STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR WILL PINES. THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. YES. GOOD MORNING JEN. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. YOU ARE SO WELCOME. SO TELL US WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS IS FROM 70 TO 83. IS THAT RIGHT. THAT’S CORRECT. UH, STARTING ON TOMORROW NIGHT AND TYPICALLY RUNNING SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAYS, WEATHER PERMITTING, WE’LL START TO HAVE OVERNIGHT LANE CLOSURES AS PART OF STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION’S 17 MILE LONG PROJECT ON 695. IS THIS BOTH THE INNER LOOP AND THE OUTER LOOP? THAT’S CORRECT. THE WORK WILL START WHERE THE CONTRACTOR WILL BEGIN ON THE INNER LOOP, STARTING AROUND THAT I-70 POINT AND WORKING THEIR WAY NORTH UP TO I 83. ONCE THEY FINISH THE WORK ON THE INNER LOOP SIDE, THEY’LL HOP OVER TO THE OUTER LOOP AND START TO WORK THEIR WAY BACK DOWN, AND YOU’RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME STAGGERED CLOSURES OVERNIGHT. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT’S RIGHT. WE WILL BEGIN WITH SINGLE LANE CLOSURES AND BUILD THEM OUT OVER THE EVENING. UH, TO WHEREBY 11 P.M. WILL BE IN A TRIPLE LANE CLOSURE CONFIGURATION. AND THEN EACH MORNING WE’LL HAVE THAT REOPENED BY THE 5 A.M. START OF THE PEAK HOUR. SO WHEN YOU SAY TRIPLE LANE CLOSURES, THAT’S BASICALLY GOING TO TAKE IT DOWN TO ONE LANE. THAT’S CORRECT. YEAH. SO WE WANT TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THOSE TRIPLE LANE CLOSURES TO MAKE SURE THAT MOTORISTS TRY TO AVOID THIS AREA ENTIRELY. WHILE THIS CRITICAL WORK IS ONGOING. YEAH. THAT’S A BIG DEAL BECAUSE FOR THE FEEDER ROUTES AND THAT’S GOING TO IMPACT YOU ON 795 WHEN YOU’RE COMING DOWN TO TAKE THE INNER LOOP. ALSO 70 IF YOU’RE HEADING THEN TOWARD TOWSON. SURE. REALLY. WE REALLY HOPE THAT, UH, ALL MOTORISTS WILL PLAN AHEAD. WE HAVE ON OUR CHART WEB PAGE, DETAILED TRAFFIC INFORMATION. SO STAY TUNED AND I’LL OBVIOUSLY WATCH YOUR, UH, YOUR SHOWS TO STAY CURRENT ON TRAFFIC INFORMATION. BUT ALSO WE ASK THAT MOTORISTS WILL TRY TO USE, UH, ALTERNATIVE ROUTES LIKE EIGHT, 95 AND 95. WHILE THIS WORK IS OCCURRING AT NIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE NEED TO HAVE YOU BACK INTO BECAUSE YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS GOING ON ON 95 NEAR 895 AS WELL, WITH SOME SOME BRIDGE WORK THAT’S GOING TO GO ON. THAT’S RIGHT. UH, ALSO DURING THAT PERIOD. BUT SOUTH OF THE BELTWAY, UM, RIGHT NEAR THE I 95 AND 695 INTERCHANGE, THAT AREA WILL HAVE, UH, OUR PROJECT FOR THE TEN BRIDGES REHABILITATION WORK ONGOING, WHICH WILL ALSO, UH, THROUGH THAT SAME PERIOD STARTING ON JULY 21ST, WE’LL HAVE TRIPLE LANE CLOSURES AS WELL IN THE EVENINGS. OH, SO THAT’S THAT’S JUST NEXT WEEKEND. THAT’S CORRECT. THAT’S FAST. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO SO BE AWARE WE CAN’T SAY WE DIDN’T WARN YOU. THIS IS COMING. THAT’S RIGHT. WE AND WE THANK ALL OF THE MOTORISTS FOR THEIR PATIENCE. AND JUST PLEASE PLAN AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. YOU’RE SPEAKING RIGHT TO THE PEOPLE THAT IT MATTERS TO. THAT’S FOR SURE TOO. THANK YOU. SO MUCH