The remnants of Hurricane Florence began pushing through the Nottingham area in the wee hours on Tuesday. Thunderstorms and heavy rains were reported in many areas overnight. At about 3:30 a.m., the Baltimore County Fire Department reported that a vehicle had become submerged in flood waters at Pulaski Highway and Philadelphia Road in Rosedale. The vehicle was unoccupied. At about […]
Baltimore County Emergency Management officials are preparing for Hurricane Florence to bring heavy rains and serious inland and/or coastal flooding to the Baltimore area. The potential for flooding and for trees to topple and bring down power lines is greater because the ground is already saturated from months of above-average rainfall. Residents should prepare now to get along for seven days without power, […]
Crews are on the scene of a serious, Saturday night crash along I-695 in Baltimore County. The Maryland State Highway Administration reported the crash at about 8:45 p.m. All lanes of the inner loop have been shut down at Route 40 (exit 35a). There has been no word on any injuries. Motorists should use an alternate route.
Emergency roadwork is under way in Glen Arm. At 7 p.m. on Thursday, the Maryland State Highway Administration announced that roadwork was in progress along Harford Road at Hartley Mill Road. A flagging operation will be directing traffic until noon on Friday. Motorists should expect delays in the area.
Next week, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will begin two highway maintenance projects in eastern Baltimore County that they say will improve ride quality for many motorists. Both projects, together costing approximately $1 million, will be complete mid-fall. In Rosedale, MDOT SHA will patch nearly one-mile of MD 7 (Philadelphia Road) between Hospital Drive and King […]
An overnight crash in White Marsh has knocked out the traffic lights at a busy intersection. The crash occurred at around 1 a.m. at the intersection of Route 43 and Honeygo Boulevard. The traffic signals at this intersection are currently non-functional. There has been no word on any injuries, but the Maryland State Highway Administration estimates that extensive repairs will […]
A tractor-trailer crash along Interstate 95 caused some big delays on Sunday morning. At about 8:30 a.m., a Safeway truck crashed and went off the highway along southbound I-95 just before the New Forge Road overpass. Crews from White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company, Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company, the Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland State Police, and Maryland State Highway […]
The Hogan Administration announced on Wednesday the start of a major rehabilitation project on the four bridges carrying eastbound and westbound US 40 (Pulaski Highway) over the Big Gunpowder Falls and Little Gunpowder Falls in eastern Baltimore County. The $26.4 million project is part of the Governor Larry Hogan’s pledge to address the 69 structurally deficient bridges on the state’s […]