Harford Road at 25th Street closed Sunday for water main repairs, detours

Crews working on behalf of the Baltimore City Department of Public Works closed the intersection of Harford Road and 25th Street in Northeast Baltimore starting at approximately 8:30 a.m. Sunday, March 1, 2026, to perform emergency water-main repairs, the Department of Transportation said. The closure required traffic control and detours across a busy commercial corridor near Asquith Avenue and The Alameda.

Traffic changes bubbled outward from the intersection: northbound Harford Road was closed between Bonaparte/Broadway and St. Lo Drive, northbound 25th Street was closed between Asquith and St. Lo Drive, and south Harford Road was closed alongside 25th Street between St. Lo Drive and The Alameda. WMAR 2 News reported, "Closures are expected to last throughout the day," and city officials warned that detours would be in effect while crews worked.

City briefings and local reporting emphasized repair work but did not confirm whether the failing section of pipe was fully replaced or only repaired. An original incident summary noted crews "worked through the day to replace or repair the failing section of pipe," but that account is truncated and the final status of the pipeline remained unconfirmed in available reports. Fox/WBFF reporter Lexi Nicklaus relayed the DOT guidance that the intersection closed so "crews working on behalf of the Department of Public Works can perform water main repairs."

Motorists were advised to use alternate routes to avoid delays, and the city suggested downloading the Waze app for live detour navigation. Fox/WBFF carried the advisory, writing, "Motorists traveling in the area are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid delays," and the Waze recommendation appeared in multiple local summaries of the incident.

Reports from March 1 did not specify whether water service to nearby homes or businesses was interrupted, how many customers might have been affected, or whether MTA bus routes were rerouted around the closures. Baltimore City Department of Transportation provided the traffic endpoints but no unified incident report with repair scope, contractor identity, crew size, or cost estimates appeared in the outlets covering the closure.

The intersection reopening and final repair outcome remained pending in the initial coverage; officials had indicated the closures would "remain in effect throughout the day" while work proceeded. Follow up from the Department of Public Works and the Department of Transportation is required to confirm whether residents lost service, whether the pipe was replaced or repaired, and when normal signal operations resumed at Harford Road and 25th Street.