by Daina Kazmaier, Rosecroft Publicity Office

Ft. Washington, MD — There is a major traffic alert set for Friday night, April 4, and Saturday morning, April 5, on I-95/I-495 (Capital Beltway) at MD 5 (Branch Avenue). A portion of the highway will be closed for up to 17 hours.

Motorists will be detoured to a double-left turn onto Auth Road, across the MD 5 intersection and back to southbound I-95. The Southbound MD 5 ramp to Northbound I-95 will also be closed between 8:00 p.m. Friday and 1:00 p.m. Saturday.

Detour suggestions include MD 458 (Silver Hill Road) to MD 4 (Pennsylvania Avenue) or MD 414 (Saint Barnabas Road).

For closure information, call SHA’s District 3 office at (800) 749-0737.