Multiple DUI enforcement initiatives across the state of Maryland this past weekend led to the arrests of more than 70 impaired drivers, including more than one dozen arrested by troopers with the full-time impaired driving enforcement team who marked their 2,000th arrest. Five of those drivers were arrested at a sobriety checkpoint near Joppa. The State Police Impaired Driving Reduction […]
UPDATE: The roundabout has been completed and is now open to traffic. Original story below… —— Construction will begin next month on the new Harford Road Roundabout in Glen Arm/Kingsville, according to Councilman David Marks’ office. Beginning Wednesday, October 5, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) will begin a $3.7 million project to construct a roundabout at […]
PIKESVILLE, MD – The Labor Day weekend efforts of the Maryland State Police had a positive effect on reducing crashes and keeping the public safe. Preliminary information indicates from September 1st through September 6th, 2016, troopers statewide made approximately 9,218 traffic stops. They issued 6,221 citations and 5,777 warnings. There were 119 drunk driving arrests and 1,029 repair orders issued […]
The $32 million I-695 widening project between Perring Parkway and Harford Road in Parkville has reached a major milestone, according to the State Highway Administration. As of this past Thursday night, September 1, at 10 p.m., the Maryland Department of Transportation’s SHA will close the “cloverleaf” loop ramp from eastbound I-695 (inner loop) to northbound Harford Road; then move traffic […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced the start of a study that will identify the location and explore potential funding options for a new Chesapeake Bay crossing. The $5 million “Tier 1 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)” Study, which was voted on and approved by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Board last week, will begin this fall […]
This Fourth of July holiday weekend may be one of the deadliest on our nation’s roadways according to a recent forecast from the National Safety Council – and due to the fact that this year’s holiday arrives at the end of a long weekend, Maryland officials are preparing for a possible increase in impaired driving compared to previous years. To […]
A major milestone is fast-approaching for the $32 million I-695 widening project between Perring Parkway and Harford Road in Parkville. On Wednesday night, June 1, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) will switch traffic onto the new Old Harford Road Bridge over I-695. “This project is progressing despite the recent weeks-long rain and the new bridge is […]