State Highway Administration to begin installation of new sidewalk ramps, bus shelter on Eastern Avenue on Tuesday

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will begin a project to install Americans with Disabilities Act compliant concrete sidewalk ramps and a concrete bus pad shelter along eastbound MD 150 (Eastern Avenue) between Tidewater Lane and Biscayne Bay Boulevard near Chase on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. The project should be complete in early August, weather permitting. Drivers […]

Early morning traffic stops on I-695 in Parkville scheduled for next week

PARKVILLE, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration and Maryland State Police will conduct two early morning temporary traffic slow-downs with total traffic stops on all lanes of I-695 (Baltimore Beltway inner and outer loops) in Parkville. The work is planned for Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at the Putty Hill Road bridge in the Parkville area of Baltimore County. The two traffic […]

State Highway Administration to begin two-week concrete repair project on westbound Route 40 in Harford County

JOPPA, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will remove and replace concrete pavement on the right through lane of westbound US 40/Pulaski Highway approaching the Joppa Farm Road intersection in Joppa beginning 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 8, 2023. The work is expected to be complete on or before Saturday evening, July 15, weather permitting. Once completed, crews will conduct a […]

Hazmat crews respond after tanker truck carrying ammonium nitrate overturns in western Maryland, nearby businesses evacuated

HAGERSTOWN, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating an overturned tanker truck crash the occurred on Monday morning in Washington County. At just before 6:15 a.m. on June 26, 2023, troopers responded to a report of an overturned tanker truck on southbound I-81 north of Halfway Boulevard in Hagerstown. According to a preliminary investigation, a tire blew out on the truck, causing […]

Upgraded traffic signal to be activated at White Marsh Boulevard and Honeygo Boulevard in White Marsh

WHITE MARSH, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration and its contractor will work overnight this Sunday, June 18 into Monday morning, June 19, 2023 to activate an upgraded new traffic signal system at the MD 43 (White Marsh Boulevard)/Honeygo Boulevard intersection in White Marsh. The new traffic signal will allow for safe operation and accommodate new turn lane […]

Two people charged with manslaughter in fatal I-695 crash that killed six workers

UPDATE: Lisa Adrienne Lea has been taken into police custody. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—Two people have been charged for their involvement in a crash on I-695 that killed six construction workers in March. On June 5, 2023, a grand jury in Baltimore County returned criminal indictments charging Lisa Adrienne Lea and Melachi Duane Darnell Brown with six counts of […]

Timonium man killed in fatal crash on I-695 in Dundalk

DUNDALK, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Tuesday morning on I-695 in Baltimore County. The victim, identified as Stephen Richard Becker, 59, of Timonium, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical services personnel. He was the driver and only occupant of a 2008 Honda pickup truck involved in the crash. Troopers responded […]

SHA to begin resurfacing stretch of Belair Road in Nottingham

NOTTINGHAM, MD—A busy stretch of Belair Road will soon feel a bit smoother. The Maryland State Highway Administration will be resurfacing Route 1 from Dunfield Road to Ebenezer Road, according to Councilman David Marks. The work will take place Sundays through Thursdays, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., through June 30, 2023. “This is a state project,” said Councilman Marks. […]