Procession for Fallen Soldier to Travel Beltway During Tuesday Morning Rush Hour

Maryland State Police advises drivers to expect a funeral procession for a fallen soldier from Baltimore that will travel Maryland interstates during Tuesday morning’s rush hour.

The funeral procession will carry the body of Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II, 48, of Baltimore, to burial with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.

“The funeral procession may impact the morning commute and commuters are asked to use caution when travelling alongside the procession and if possible, consider taking an alternate route to work during that time period,” a news release from state police said.

Marchanti was fatally shot on Feb. 25 in Kabul, Afghanistan, during an attack on the Afghan Interior Ministry.

The procession will use the Baltimore Beltway—Interstate 695—leaving from in Parkville at 5 a.m. and will travel south on Interstate 95.

The procession is expected to reach the Capital Beltway—Interstate 495—between 6 and 6:30 a.m., depending on traffic congestion.

It will continue westbound on I-495 across the American Legion Bridge, where Virginia State Police will assume control of the procession. The procession will exit on to the George Washington Memorial Parkway southbound to Arlington National Cemetery.

on Sunday in Lutherville, reported.

Marchanti was from 1990 to 2008,. After 25 years as a reservist, he joined the military full-time and deployed to Afghanistan in September. He was assigned to the 29th Infantry Division Security Partnering Team of the Maryland Army National Guard.