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TRPM Officers:

President: Fred Scheler
1st Vice President: Mark Bowie

2nd Vice President: Will Cain

Past President: Larry Green

Secretary:   Robert Copsey

Treasurer: Linda Teets

Board of Directors:

Northern: Kenny Catlett
Southern: Don Clagett and Jim Beatty
Eastern: Jeff Hurley      
Western: Brenda Daniels

Directors at Large:
Greg Hayden

Ted Dent

Marco DiFrancesco

David Morton

TRPM's Office:

Betty Cornwell, Executive Director

betty.cornwell@trpm-assn.org

P.O. Box 905
Huntingtown, Md. 20639
Metro     410-414-5406
Toll Free 800-244-0102
FAX        410-414-5408

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TRAVEL NEWS        

 

September 23, 2008

Baltimore, MD - New Traffic Pattern at  Northbound I-895/I-95 Merge.....

On Tuesday, Sept. 23, by 5 a.m., weather permitting, the new bridge that merges traffic

from northbound Interstate 895 onto northbound Interstate 95 is scheduled to open. In the event

of inclement weather, the bridge will open on Wednesday, Sept. 24, prior to morning rush hour.

 

Once the roadway opens, lanes on I-895 will be shifted to the right prior to the I-95 merge.

Vehicles will then enter I-95 from the right, rather than from the left as they do now.

 

Northbound I-95 at Moravia Road (Exit 60) and the ramp from northbound I-95 to eastbound US 40

(Pulaski Highway, Exit 61) will be closed from 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23

for final line striping on I-95. The detour route will direct motorists from I-95 to Moravia Road, back to

I-895/I-95. Drivers who wish to access US 40 should take Moravia Road, turn right at Moravia Park

Drive and turn left onto US 40.

 

New Traffic Patterns

The new I-895 bridge is the second roadway/ramp opening this month as part of the I-95 Express Toll

Lanes SM ( ETLsSM) Project. On Sept. 11, the ramp from northbound I-95 to eastbound I-695 opened to

traffic. Other openings and traffic pattern changes occurring in the upcoming months include:

 

• Completion of the new general-purpose ramp from westbound I-695 tonorthbound I-95.

The entry point to access the I-695 ramp will be located prior to its current location, resulting in a

 moderate change in the current traffic pattern.

 

• Opening of a new general-purpose ramp from northbound I-95 to westbound I-695.

This will result in a significant change to the current traffic pattern - traffic will exit from the right lane

of I-95 rather than the left lane, as it does now, and enter I-695 on the right.

 

• A significant traffic pattern change on northbound and southbound I-95, north of I-695

(between the Rossville Boulevard and Campbell Boulevard overpasses).

The current lanes will be shifted to the right approximately 60 feet in each direction.

 

• Completion of a new general-purpose ramp from southbound I-95 to eastbound I-695.

This will result in a significant change to the current traffic pattern – traffic will exit onto I-695 from

the right lane of I-95 rather than the left lane, as it does now, and will enter I-695 on the right.

The I-95 ETLs Project spans from the I-95/I-895 split in northeast Baltimore to just north of MD 43 in

White Marsh. It will result in a total of two new express toll lanes and four general-purpose lanes in

each direction, that are accommodated by bridge and interchange improvements. Motorists will have

the option of using the general-purpose lanes at no cost or paying a toll to use the express toll lanes,

which will be managed to maintain relatively congestion-free traffic flow.

 

Visit I95ExpressTollLanes.com for project information, live traffic images and the ETLs Project

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

www.traffic.md.gov .

 

 

September 15, 2008

 

Bridge updates...

 

The right lane of the Bay Bridge’s eastbound span will be closed continuously for up to the next ten

weeks as work begins to strengthen the parapets (or barriers) lining the side of the bridge.

During the right-lane closure, the posted speed limit on the eastbound span will drop to 40 mph at all

times. Two-way traffic will operate as needed on the westbound span to provide two eastbound travel lanes.

Also, trucks wider than 12 feet will be prohibited from traveling the bridge in the eastbound direction and must

use an alternate route. The restriction includes trucks that have been issued blanket permits. . For more information,

call 1-877-BAYSPAN (229-7726) or visit baybridge.com.

Preservation work has begun on the Thomas J. Hatem Bridge over the Susquehanna River on U.S. 40

between Perryville and Havre de Grace. The project is expected to take three years, and during this time,

commercial vehicles with more than three axles are not allowed to travel the bridge beteeen 6:00 a.m. and

10:00 p.m. daily, including weekends.

August 27, 2008

Major Delays on Bay Bridge; Lane Closures Could Last 10 Weeks; Trucks Should Reroute

Beginning yesterday, August 26, the right lane of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge’s eastbound span was closed.  This closure will remain continuously in effect as safety enhancements begin to strengthen the barriers along the right side of the Bridge, which could take as long as 10 weeks.

During the lane closure, trucks wider than 12 feet will be prohibited from traveling the Bridge in the eastbound direction and must use an alternate route.  This restriction includes trucks that have been issued blanket permits.  Significant traffic delays are expected on the Bridge, particularly during the upcoming Labor Day holiday.  All trucks are encouraged to use alternate routes and avoid the Bay Bridge.

During the lane closure, the posted speed limit on the eastbound span will drop to 40 m.p.h. at all times.  Two-way traffic will operate as needed on the westbound span to provide two eastbound travel lanes.  For updated route information, please call 1-877-BAYSPAN (229-7726), or go to www.baybridge.com.

Reminder – Hatem Bridge Truck Prohibitions

MMTA members are reminded that, as of June 2008, a three-year preservation project began on the Thomas J. Hatem Bridge (crossing the Susquehanna River on U.S. 40 between Havre de Grace and Perryville in northeast Maryland).  During this project, commercial vehicles with four-or-more axles are prohibited from the Bridge between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., seven days a week. 

MMTA’s Shrimp Feast, Bull Roast & Trade Show is October 2!

Let them eat shrimp!  MMTA's annual Shrimp Feast & Trade Show is being held on Thursday, October 2, 2008.  This popular event, which commonly attracts over 700 attendees, includes great food, door prizes, games, music, and a trade show with representatives from some of the areas most prominent vendors.  If you’d like to purchase tickets, or want to display as a vendor at the Trade Show, call Dottie Duvall at MMTA, or go to  http://www.mmtanet.com/files/shrimpfeastflyer08.pdf for the registration flyer. 

 

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