Totally agree with your Reynolds Wrap comment. The first week traffic was a total nightmare but now most have figured out when to leave home and what route to take to get wherever. Baltimore traffic sucks on a good day. If there was even a thought of a conspiracy I can assure you that the biggest "hollering" would have come from Dan Rodricks (Baltimore Sun complained in chief). If you wanted to cause chaos then the Conawingo Dam going away would take out the I-95 and probably US Rt 40 bridges as well as B&O and Amtrak bridges over the Susquehanna River. One bridge, Key bridge ,on a major city beltway would be wasted energy.
Exactly. I use exit 42 off I-695 to access the Trade Point area of Sparrows Point. Exit 43 is a half mile further and the last exit prior to crossing the bridge (when it was there). Everything is barricaded now and you can't go further than 42. You can still access going north from 43 though, which I do coming home. All this has basically eliminated traffic and a quicker exit from Trade Point/Sparrows Point. I don't know anybody complaining about traffic either way. The trucks are getting product in and out as usual, ships are also dropping grain and cars and everything else every day, no impact.
In my opinion this whole thing was due to pure negligence on several parts, no conspiracy, evil intent or terrorist act. I will save what tin foil I have for wrapping my left overs...
Now if something could happen to fix traffic at the I-695/I-95 choke point back up, the I-695/I-795 choke point back up, the passage through Westminster on 140 and the two last lights (of the three) in Taneytown, and create a left turn lane in Emmitsburg at the Seton Ave........I'd be a happier camper!
Commuting to Baltimore from Gettysburg and back everyday is definitely a grind!