Road Work to Close Lanes on Tydings Bridge

Motorists will find lane closures on Interstate 95 crossing the Tydings Bridge for the next seven months as the Maryland Transportation Authority installs new joints on the southbound side of the bridge.

The $5.8 million project to repair the 49-year-old bridge is funded by toll revenue, and will also include a new drainage system on the northbound side, according to a statement from the MdTA.

Closures on I-95 southbound will take place as follows, except on the days before, of and after major holidays.

• Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: periodic single-lane closures
• Sundays 9 p.m. through Fridays at 6 a.m.: continuous single-lane closures
• Sundays through Thursdays from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.: double-lane closures
• Nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.: traffic drags may take place, slowing traffic prior to the work zone

Northbound I-95 will be reduced to two lanes periodically from Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Joseph P. Fay Co., of Pittsburgh, is performing the work. It involves removing steel plates and joints, installing expansion joints, cleaning and painting steel, replacing portions of the concrete deck and installing a new drainage system, according to the MdTA release.

A similar project to replace joints on the northbound side took place in 2007. The southbound project was delayed to allow for the completion of the Hatem Bridge Preservation Project, according to the MdTA.

Toll increases were recently approved for the Tydings and Hatem bridges as part of a statewide toll increase. Cash payments for using the bridges of the Susquehanna River increased from $5 to $6.