Visting_Woodlawn_Instructions.pdf

SOCIAL SECURITY

Revised November 17, 2011

Visiting the Social Security Administration Headquarters 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235

The Social Security Administration considers all facilities and parking areas as restricted areas requiring appropriate Agency visitor identification and parking permits.

Directions to Social Security

Approaching from the South

Take I-95 North toward Baltimore. Approaching Baltimore, take Exit 49B on the left to merge onto I-695 West (Baltimore Beltway) toward Towson. After approx. six miles, take Exit 17 for Security Boulevard. As the ramp splits, keep to the right. At the end of the ramp, proceed straight onto Security Boulevard. After passing the second traffic signal (Woodlawn Drive), make the next right (Robert Myers Boulevard) and an immediate left (North Drive) to enter the SSA Headquarters Complex. Proceed to the guard booth in front of the nine-story Altmeyer Building, the tallest in the group of buildings. Pull up to the booth, step out of the vehicle, and identify yourself to the guard. Inform the guard of the building that you will be visiting and the guard will provide directions and indicate where you should park. If your host made arrangements in advance, you may receive your parking pass at the guard’s booth. If not, you will need to park and enter the building for your parking pass.

Approaching from the North

Take I-95 South toward Baltimore. Continue on I-95 through the Fort McHenry Tunnel (Toll). Take Exit 49B on the right to merge onto I-695 West (Baltimore Beltway) toward Towson. After approx. six miles, take Exit 17 for Security Boulevard. As the ramp splits, keep to the right. At the end of the ramp, proceed straight onto Security Boulevard. After passing the second traffic signal (Woodlawn Drive), make the next right (Robert Myers Boulevard) and an immediate left (North Drive) to enter the SSA Headquarters Complex. Proceed to the guard booth in front of the nine-story Altmeyer Building, the tallest in the group of buildings. Pull up to the booth, step out of the vehicle, and identify yourself to the guard. Inform the guard of the building that you will be visiting and the guard will provide directions and indicate where you should park. If your host made arrangements in advance, you may receive your parking pass at the guard’s booth. If not, you will need to park and enter the building for your parking pass.

Prohibited Items and Temporary Property Pass

SSA has precautions in place to safeguard our employees and our facilities. You may NOT bring anything into the building that is considered to be a weapon, including pocket knives. You MAY bring personal electronic devices such as cell phones and BlackBerries. However, if you plan to bring a laptop computer or any other equipment into the building, please advise your host in advance so he/she may obtain a Temporary Property Pass for you. The security guard will delay your exit and prevent you from removing any items without a Property Pass. Please leave any unneeded items locked in your vehicle.

Revised November 17, 2011

Entering the Building

Once inside the building, approach the reception desk and advise the guard that you are a visitor. Inform the guard of your host’s name and telephone number. If you did not receive your visitor’s parking permit from the Altmeyer Guard Booth, please inform the guards of the make, model, color, and tag number of your vehicle, and they will issue you a visitor hangtag parking permit. You must display this permit in your vehicle by hanging it from the rearview mirror. Your host will need to report to the guard desk to sign you into the building. The guard will issue you Visitor’s Building Pass. You must visibly display this pass at all times during your visit. Visitor permits are valid in spaces marked “Visitor” and in all spaces not marked RESERVED. Once you enter the building you will place your handheld items through an x-ray device. You will then walk through a magnetometer. If you have a medical reason why you cannot walk through a magnetometer, please inform the guards.

Exiting the Building

You may exit at any location with a security desk. Return the Visitor’s Building Pass to the guard at the desk. If you are removing any equipment, the guard will ask you for a Property Pass.

Questions

If you have any questions regarding parking or access prior to your visit please contact your host. You may also contact SSA’s Parking and Credentialing Office at (410) 965-5910 or via e-mail at Parking.and.Credentialing@SSA.GOV.

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