I-83 Lane Closures Begin Friday
The Baltimore Department of Transportation has suggested alternative routes to commuters.
Traffic along Interstate 83 near Charles Village could get ugly.
The Baltimore Department of Transportation announced that it's closing the left lane on both the northbound and southbound sides of the highway near 29th Street.
The closures are being done so emergency repairs to collapsed drainage pipes can be repaired, according to the department’s website. The work is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Friday. Lane closures will continue for the next six to eight weeks until work is completed.
Repairs to the drainage pipes need to be done immediately because safety issues because of the undermining of the highway.
The department has suggested these alternate routes on its website:
- For motorists coming to or from Northwest Baltimore or northwest Baltimore County (including Pikesville, Reisterstown and Randallstown), the alternate routes are Liberty Road/Liberty Heights Avenue, Reisterstown Road and Park Heights Avenue.
- For motorists coming to or from North Baltimore City or County (including Towson, Timonium and Cockeysville), the alternate routes are Charles Street, York Road and Loch Raven Boulevard.
- For motorists coming to or from Northeast Baltimore City and County (including Parkville, Overlea and Perry Hall), the alternate routes are Hillen Road/Perring Parkway, Harford Road and Belair Road.
How will the lane closures impact you? Tell us in comments.
mimim
1:12 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2012
I hope they shut it down for a year or more. The people living outside the city use it the most. The come from PA and elsewhere stealing all of our jobs. Good, and now they have to take alternate routes which will cause them to spend more in gas and time. I personally seldom use I take other routes for my travels.
Adam Bednar
1:18 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2012
I use I-83 primarily when I have to get to City Hall in a hurry. But I agree with your point that its primarily used by commuters coming from the suburbs.
M. Sullivan
10:45 am on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
I'd rather change careers or move out of the state than work in the toilet that is Baltimore City.
Able Baker
1:26 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Well good for you, M. Sullivan. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Amy Lunday
11:30 am on Friday, April 13, 2012
I'm one of those suburbanites who works in the city - it's going to be tough commute for the foreseeable future! The alternate routes will be just as clogged as the highway, and I'm not sure the Light Rail will work for me either (I need access to a car during the day, and I also have to pick up the kids by a certain time, which would mean I would have to leave work very early in order to take two free Charm City Circulator shuttles to get to the Light Rail stop at Camden Yards).
boo
2:14 pm on Saturday, April 14, 2012
I am responding to the 1st idiot. Ummm..what does commuters have to do with everyone who uses 83 being inconvenienced. If you have a problem with commuters taking all the jobs, step your game up and become more qualified! In case you just hopped off the boat, the best paying jobs are in Washington D.C. and Northern VA, not Baltimore City!
IamGayle
9:47 am on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
boo hoo.... you're a meanie head!
JmKrej
10:45 am on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
I'm a city homeowner who works in the city, and this is a huge disruption. But "it's the crumbling infrastructure, stupid." You'd really hate it if your car ended up in a big sinkhole, so maybe learn to drive civilly (and stop whining about County people taking your job).
JmKrej
10:49 am on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
And M. Sullivan, you're welcome to leave any time. Really. My toilet won't miss you!