TOWSON, MD — Detours will be in place at one spot in downtown Towson this weekend because of construction around the traffic circle. The change in traffic pattern starts Friday and ends Monday.

Effective immediately, Joppa Road will be closed at the York Road roundabout and Towson traffic circle, the Maryland Department of Transportation reported before 2:30 p.m. Friday.

From Friday afternoon to 5 a.m. Monday, Joppa Road will be closed between York Road and Virginia Avenue. A large crane will be put on Joppa Road that will reach into the Towson Avalon construction project to remove two tower cranes used during development of the residential component of Circle East.