(Pikesville, MD) \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Maryland State Police warn motorists who will be traveling through portions of Maryland this weekend, to plan ahead and be advised of the routes being traveled by a group of 2,500 motorcycles and other vehicles while on an organized charity ride from Somerset, Pennsylvania to Arlington, Virginia in remembrance of lives lost on September, 11, 2001.<\/p>\n
On Friday, August 19, 2011, from 7:30 a.m. until approximately 3:00 p.m., and on Saturday, August 20, 2011, from 6:45 a.m. until approximately 12:30 p.m., motorists are urged to plan ahead.\u00a0 The group, called Americas 911 Ride, will travel a route that includes several major roads in\u00a0Allegany,Washington\u00a0and\u00a0Frederick Counties.<\/p>\n
The first day of the ride is Friday, August 19, and traffic on I-68, I-70 and on US 15 in Western\u00a0Maryland\u00a0 is expected to be affected.\u00a0 Motorists traveling in\u00a0Allegany,\u00a0Washington\u00a0and\u00a0Frederick Counties\u00a0are urged to plan ahead.\u00a0 For more than 85 miles heading east, participants in the\u00a0America\u2019s 911 Ride, will travel to their destination,\u00a0Arlington, Virginia.<\/p>\n
According to\u00a0America\u2019s 911 Foundation, Inc., on August 19, the group is expected to:<\/p>\n
Motorists traveling on eastbound I-68 or eastbound I-70 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. should strongly consider avoiding those routes on Friday, August 19.\u00a0 The entire group is likely to stretch up to 15 miles in length and with ramps blocked, access onto or off of I-68 or I-70 will be extremely difficult, if not impossible.<\/p>\n
State Highway Administration will also temporarily close the ramp from westbound I-70 onto US 15\/US 340 to allow the group access from eastbound I-70 onto US 15\/US 340.\u00a0 Both eastbound and westbound I-70 share the same ramp.\u00a0 Westbound I-70 motorists will be directed to the next exit, US 40 Alternate.<\/p>\n
Additional perpendicular routes including US 220 in Allegany County,\u00a0 I-81 in Washington County US 15 north of Frederick in Frederick County and US 522 in Hancock will experience major delays as the group travels along eastbound I-68, eastbound I-70 and southbound US 15.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, August 20, 2011, at 6:45 a.m., the 2,500 motorcycles and other vehicles will depart\u00a0Arlington, making their way north on theBaltimore\/Washington Parkway\u00a0to I-95 North toward\u00a0New York.\u00a0 Traffic is expected to be affected until approximately 12:30 p.m. until the group makes their way into\u00a0Delaware, and north to\u00a0New York<\/p>\n
According to\u00a0America\u2019s 911 Foundation, Inc., on day number two, August 20, the group is expected to:<\/p>\n
Motorists traveling northbound on the\u00a0Baltimore\/Washington Parkwayand on I-95 North from 6:45 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. should strongly consider avoiding those routes on Saturday, August 20.\u00a0 The entire group of vehicles is likely to stretch up to 15 miles in length.\u00a0 Traffic delays are anticipated along the entire route which may be extremely difficult for motorists.<\/p>\n
The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), the Maryland State Police, local police and numerous other agencies continue to work together, making preparations in advance of the ride and to ultimately support the safe movement of the large group.<\/p>\n
Motorists are also encouraged to plan ahead and use the new\u00a0Maryland\u00a0511 traveler information system.\u00a0 Key travel information can be obtained before heading out by calling 511 or logging onto\u00a0http:\/\/www.md511.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (Pikesville, MD) \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Maryland State Police warn motorists who will be traveling through portions of Maryland this weekend, to plan ahead and be advised of the routes being traveled by a group of 2,500 motorcycles and other vehicles while on an organized charity ride from Somerset, Pennsylvania to Arlington, Virginia in remembrance of lives lost Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[268],"class_list":["post-457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-traffic"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t