Crews are on the scene of a Thursday night crash on I-695 in northeastern Baltimore County.
At about 10:30 p.m., paramedics responded to the outer loop of the beltway at Harford Road.
The outer loop is now shut down for a 2-vehicle accident.
There has been no update on any injuries.
Motorists should use an alternate route.
The Maryland Transportation Authority is advising motorists of some important overnight ramp closures that will take place this week.
The ramps from northbound Interstate 95 and southbound Interstate 95 to I-695 East (Inner Loop) will be closed overnight on Wednesday, July 12, and Thursday, July 13, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning. The detour will direct motorists to I-695 West (Outer Loop), to southbound US 1 (Exit 32A), to I-695 East (Inner Loop).
The ramp from I-695 East (Inner Loop) to MD 7 (Exit 34, Philadelphia Road) will be also be closed overnight on Wednesday and Thursday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The detour will direct motorists to eastbound US 40 (Exit 35B), to I-695 West (Outer Loop), to MD 7 (Exit 34, Philadelphia Road).
The ramps will be closed so crews can pave the roadway as part of the Maryland Transportation Authority’s (MDTA) I-95 Improvement Project with Express Toll Lanes (ETL).
The project at the I-95/I-695 interchange will reconstruct and realign I-695 from US 1 to MD 7 (Philadelphia Road).
PARKVILLE, MD – Two construction workers and a driver were injured on Friday morning in the third overnight crash Maryland State Police have responded to in work zones on the Baltimore Beltway.
Two male highway workers were transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center for treatment of injuries. One was flown by Maryland State Police helicopter and the other was transported by ambulance. The female driver was taken by ambulance to the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center for treatment of injuries. Identities are being withheld until families are notified.
At about 3:00 a.m. on Friday, a state trooper performing working MDOT State Highway Administration work zone enforcement reported that a crash had just occurred on the inner loop of I-695 at the Harford Road exit. Additional troopers and fire/rescue personnel responded to the scene.
Authorities say the driver of an SUV drove into the construction zone and struck the rear of an unoccupied pickup truck. The pickup truck was pushed forward into the two construction workers.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. There is no indication of alcohol/drug impairment at this time. The active work zone was marked and a state trooper working an overtime assignment at the assignment had the emergency lights activated on his patrol car when the crash occurred.
All lanes of the inner loop of I-695 were initially shut down due to the crash investigation and cleanup. MDOT SHA personnel are on the scene assisting with detours around the area.
Just after 1:00 a.m. on Friday, troopers responded to the same work zone at Harford Road for the first of the three overnight crashes. A truck carrying construction equipment was slowing to enter the work zone when it was struck in the rear by a driver who failed to slow down. The driver of the passenger car was taken by ambulance to Sinai Hospital.
Shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Friday, two vehicles on the outer loop of I-695 at Providence Road failed to merge as the lanes reduced due to construction. The vehicles collided and drove off the roadway into a wooded area nearby. One driver was taken by ambulance to Franklin Square Hospital.
The Maryland Transportation Authority is advising motorists of some important ramp closures in the Nottingham area.
The ramps from I-695 East (Inner Loop) to I-95 (Exit 33) will be closed overnight on Monday night, June 26, and on Tuesday night, June 27. The detour will direct motorists to eastbound US 40 (Exit 35B), to I-695 West (Outer Loop), to I-95 (Exit 33).
The ramp from northbound US 1 (Bel Air Road) to I-695 East (Inner Loop) will be also be closed on Tuesday night, June 27, and on Wednesday night, June 28. The detour will direct motorists to I-695 West (Outer Loop), to southbound US 1 (Exit 32A/Bel Air Road), to I-695 East (Inner Loop).
Weather permitting, the ramps from I-695 East (Inner Loop) to I-95 will be closed Monday, June 26, and Tuesday, June 27, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.
Weather permitting, the ramp from northbound US 1 to I-695 East (Inner Loop) will be closed Tuesday, June 27, and Wednesday, June 28, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.
Road crews will be paving and milling as part of the Maryland Transportation Authority’s (MDTA) I-95 Improvement Project with Express Toll Lanes (ETL). The project at the I-95/I-695 interchange will reconstruct and realign I-695 from US 1 to MD 7 (Philadelphia Road).