Motorists heading north on Interstate 95 on Thursday afternoon should expect delays.

The Maryland Transportation Authority advises that northbound I-95 is currently shut down at MD-22 (exit 85) in Aberdeen due to a tractor trailer fire.

All lanes are currently blocked and heavy backups are present.

Motorists should consider using Route 7, US 40 or US 1 as alternate routes.

There is no word on when the highway will be reopened.

Heavy backups present on NB I-95 in HaCo due to vehicle fire response at MD 22 (Ex85). MD 7, US 1 or US 40 as alts. #mdtraffic pic.twitter.com/dxnudMgR7p

— MDTA (@TheMDTA) November 17, 2016