BALTIMORE, MD—A new historical marker honoring a northeast Baltimore neighborhood was unveiled this week. The Morgan Park neighborhood was established in 1917 by W.E.B. Du Bois, renowned educator, author, and civil rights activist. The 27-acre residential subdivision was originally built for Black faculty and professionals who were barred from purchasing homes in white neighborhoods due to Jim Crow segregation laws. […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will be closing an I-695 on-ramp in the Nottingham area overnight. The ramp from southbound Route 1/Belair Road to the eastbound I-695 inner loop will be closed for paving work from 8 p.m. on Wednesday night until 5 a.m. on Thursday morning. A detour will take motorists from southbound Route 1 to westbound I-695, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation is accepting applications for the sixth round of grants to help the state reach its goal of planting five million trees by 2031 (PDF). The grants, up to $5,000 per project, are available to nonprofits, schools, local businesses, and youth and civic groups to help enhance urban areas impacted by transportation projects, the state […]
BALTIMORE, MD—As part of an effort to increase public awareness of the importance of pollinators and their habitat, the Maryland State Highway Administration is expanding its commitment to provide habitat for these beneficial insects and birds. SHA has installed several new pollinator sites in a number of locations across the state that attract pollinators and serve as educational tools for […]
ESSEX, MD—A new pavement improvement project will bring delays and overnight closures to MD 702 in eastern Baltimore County beginning next week. The Maryland State Highway Administration will begin milling, patching, and resurfacing approximately one-mile of MD 702 from Middleborough Road to Back River Neck Road, including the roundabout at Hyde Park Road, starting on Monday, June 3. This project […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration has announced new, increased vehicle registration fees for 2025. The new rates are due to the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 passed by the state legislature. One of the main changes is that the new base rate for registration fees is based on vehicle class and weight. As of July 1, passenger […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration is reminding motorists of changes to speed enforcement laws in an effort to improve safety for highway workers. The new law, which goes into effect on June 1, 2024, will allow speed cameras to be placed in more work zones across the state. The law also increases fines for violations detected by work zone […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police have announced that they will be increasing enforcement efforts on impaired, aggressive, and distracted driving over the Memorial Day weekend. The State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort (SPIDRE) team—a specialized unit trained to identify impaired drivers—will also work to reduce alcohol-related injuries and fatalities. SPIDRE is funded by a grant from the MDOT MVA Highway Safety […]