BALTIMORE, MD—Joe Biden’s visit to Baltimore on Monday is expected to bring significant traffic congestion and delays to the area. Biden is expected to make the trip to Baltimore to tout how money from the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure legislation will be used to fund a replacement of the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel, one of the oldest tunnels in the […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan this week announced $100 million in state funding through the Maryland’s Final FY 2023-2028 Consolidated Transportation Program to advance the I-81 Phase 2 project in Washington County into construction. The I-81 Phase 2 project has long been a top priority for Western Maryland and will support economic and job growth, improve safety, ease congestion, and reinforce […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Officials with Baltimore’s Department of Public Works say they are experiencing an increase in water main breaks and water-related service requests due, in part, to freezing temperatures over the weekend and this week’s warmer weather. DPW is working expeditiously to make water main repairs and to respond to water-related service requests. Cold weather can harm water infrastructure, especially during […]
BALTIMORE, MD—As a precaution due to a sewage overflow, the Maryland Department of the Environment on Thursday issued an order temporarily closing a small portion of the Chesapeake Bay to shellfish harvesting. About 10,400 acres of the bay directly off of Baltimore City and Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties is being temporarily reclassified to restrict shellfish harvesting in the area. […]
BOWLEYS QUARTERS, MD—A water main break in Bowleys Quarters has left several residents without water. The rupture was reported on Sunday morning in the 900-block of Bowleys Quarters Road (21220). The break has caused extensive damage to the roadway and many homes are currently without service. Crews are on-site but no ETA has been provided on restoration. Motorists should use […]
PERRY HALL, MD—A water main break in the Perry Hall area has left several residents without water. Officials say a 12-inch main ruptured on Wednesday in the 5100-block of Silver Spring Road (21128). Approximately 125 services and 10 hydrants are currently without service. Repairs are in progress but no ETA on restoration has yet been provided. Motorists should use caution […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan has announced the awarding of $9.6 million through a new funding category in the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to rehabilitate or replace fair to poorly rated county-maintained bridges around the state. These limited federal funds require no local government dollars. “Our administration has delivered on promises to all Maryland counties to restore highway […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Councilman David Marks this week provided an update on the ongoing water main replacement project in Nottingham’s Seven Courts community, The water line has ruptured several times over the past year, prompting the Department of Public Works to replace it entirely. The update from DPW reads as follows: “We should be completed with this project (with)in the next 2 […]