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Baltimore Protestors Shut Down I-395 During Morning Rush Hour

BALTIMORE (WJZ) --  Protestors, including the Rev. Jamal H. Bryant, shut down traffic on a major roadway leading into the city.

The Maryland Transportation Authority reported that traffic was at a standstill at various exits along Interstate 395.

 

According to Bryant, it's a protest he had planned since at least Monday.

 

Bryant and other protestors walked down the highway and stopped commuters driving into Baltimore city in protest of a juvenile jail recently funded by the state. The protest comes at a time of day when many are headed into work in the city.

It's going down on a Tuesday #stoptrafficstopthejail 395 closed! Key highway closed! Hanover closed! https://t.co/0ZZDLOIdUm

— jamalbryant (@jamalhbryant) May 26, 2015

 

I-395 finally reopened around 9:30 a.m. as the crowd moved to MLK and Washington Boulevard where Baltimore city police said the group was protesting peacefully.

 

Police say the group dispersed around 10 a.m. from the area.

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