Emergency Roadwork on I-895 Slowed Morning Traffic

Interstate 895 was crawling Thursday morning for drivers headed south of the Harbor Tunnel, according to transportation officials.

Traffic was reduced to one lane on I-895 between Potee Street and Shell Road for emergency repairs, the Maryland Transportation Authority reported.

By 1 p.m., all lanes were open.

Heavy backups jammed the road during the morning rush hour, according to the authority, which advised using I-95 or I-695 as alternate routes.

All lanes were expected open by the afternoon/evening, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.

At 12:45 p.m., the authority reported that the work was complete.

The north tube of the Harbor Tunnel/I-895 was closed for approximately one hour Tuesday afternoon due to flooding, the Baltimore Business Journal reported.

During the rainstorm, Baltimore City police told ABC 2 News that five people were rescued from vehicles on West Patapsco Avenue at Potee Street, where the road had flooded.

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