JFX Reopens After Brief Delay Due To Underground Fire
Road Work On Jones Falls Expressway Ends
POSTED: 5:17 am EDT September 20,
2004
UPDATED: 3:11 pm EDT September 20,
2004
BALTIMORE -- Construction on the Jones Falls Expressway was delayed during the project's two years -- by a couple hours.Baltimore's mayor and city transportation officials were scheduled to formally reopen all lanes and ramps of the JFX for the first time in nearly two years Monday. But crews did not reopen the full JFX Monday morning due to an underground fire downtown.Without the scheduled festivities, crews reopened the highway late Monday morning to traffic. The project took four months longer than planned. Delays were blamed on snow and rain.
But the wait will be worth it, according to city engineers who said JFX users can now look forward to several years without major reconstruction projects. The stretch that was repaved had not undergone a major reconstruction since it opened about 40 years ago.Stay with TheWBALChannel.com and 11 News for the latest travel updates.
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Previous Stories:
- September 20, 2004: Underground Fire Burns Near Baltimore's City Hall
- September 17, 2004: Crews Complete JFX Reconstruction In Time For Fall
- August 16, 2004: Completion For JFX Construction Delayed
- August 10, 2004: Nightly Lane Closures On JFX
- August 6, 2004: Construction Progresses; More JFX Lanes Close
- July 29, 2004: JFX Lane Closes For Construction Work
- May 19, 2004: JFX Cold Spring Lane Exit Ramp To Close
- December 19, 2003: JFX Lanes To Close For Pothole Repairs
- December 2, 2003: Baltimore DOT Closes Madison Street Onramp To JFX
- November 17, 2003: Baltimore Officials To Close JFX Lanes
- September 19, 2002: First Phase Of JFX Improvements Completed
- July 15, 2002: Roadwork Around JFX Set To Start
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