I-95, CHESACO AVENUE TO MD 24

Interstate 95 runs northeast from Baltimore across the Susquehanna River toward Delaware and then onto New Jersey and New York. The Maryland Transportation Authority owns and operates the toll portion of I-95 in Maryland. Originally constructed in the early 1960’s, I-95 was named the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway in honor of our late President.

This major facility has an average daily volume of 154,000 ADT and
carries a heavy volume of truck traffic along with many business commuters and vacationers.


Cherry Hill Contractors widen I-95 and install noise
walls prior to final SMA lift by P. Flanigan & Sons, Inc..

Currently the Authority has three major projects under construction between Baltimore and Edgewood Maryland. The first project is a widening and resurfacing project from Chesaco Avenue to the Baltimore beltway. Cherry Hill Contractors is the prime contractor and P. Flanigan & Sons, Inc. is the HMA sub-contractor. The second project is a patch and overlay contract. Gray & Son, Inc. is the contractor and will place 66,000 tons of stone matrix asphalt on the northbound lanes between I-695 and Md. 24 on I-95. Maryland Paving, Inc. will supply the SMA from their Astec double barrel plant located in Texas, Maryland. T.C. Simons, Inc. has the third project which is similar to the second project except it includes patch and overlay on the southbound lanes of I-95 between Md. 24 and the Baltimore beltway. Independence Construction Materials will supply the SMA for this project from their Aderdeen production facility.

The Maryland Transportation Authority selected polymer modified 12.5mm stone matrix asphalt because they were interested in long term durability. The SMA selected for these projects uses a high quality non-polishing aggregate. As previously mentioned, the liquid asphalt specified is a polymer modified material (PG76-22), recycled materials are prohibited and a minimum liquid asphalt of 6.5% is required.


P. Flanigan & Sons, Inc. placed SMA from Hazelwood Ave. to The Baltimore Beltway.

The Maryland Asphalt Association worked closely with Bob Sweeney of MTA to coordinate the best possible mix specifications to insure durability as well as a smooth and quiet highway surface on this high volume arterial facility.


North bound I-95 at King Ave. has already received SMA surface by Gray & Son, Inc..
South bound lane is being prepared by T. C. Simons, Inc. for similar SMA installation.