Portion of Old Baltimore Pike to close this weekend

A portion of Old Baltimore Pike will be closed this weekend for work related to the ongoing Interstate 95 interchange project.

Westbound Old Baltimore Pike will be closed between South College Avenue and Pleasant Valley Road from 9 p.m. July 19 to 6 a.m. July 22. Workers will be constructing a concrete median.

Officials recommend using Pulaski Highway as a detour.

Police warn that the closure will cause heavier-than-usual traffic in surrounding areas.

The interchange project involves building new flyover ramps from southbound Del. 896 to northbound I-95 and from southbound I-95 to southbound Del. 896. The flyovers will increase the distance between exit and entrance ramps, reducing the traffic weaving that causes crashes at the current interchange.

The project also includes widening a one-mile stretch of the interstate to provide for longer acceleration and deceleration lanes, as well as upgraded lighting, rehabilitation of 10 existing bridges, the construction of six new bridges for the flyovers, and the construction of a walking and biking bridge over the interstate.

Work began last spring and will continue through 2026.