Bridge work forces closure of I-70 ramp for Sharpsburg Pike until September

Dave McMillion, The Herald-Mail
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A ramp off Interstate 70 at Sharpsburg Pike will be closed through September due to a bridge widening project on the interstate, according to the Maryland State Highway Administration.

Beginning at 8 p.m. Monday, an I-70 ramp for Sharpsburg Pike, also known as Exit 29 B, will be closed as part of work to widen an interstate bridge over Sharpsburg Pike, the highway department said in a news release. Crews will be working on the outer lane of the eastbound portion of the bridge during the period, according to the release.

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The ramp will be closed until September.

Motorists will follow a posted detour to U.S. 40, also known as Old National Pike, then west to I-70 westbound to Sharpsburg Pike, according to the release.

C. William Hetzer of Hagerstown is the firm conducting the work.

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