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

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

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 […]

Governor Moore announces nearly $1 million in Maryland highway safety grants

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week announced the distribution of nearly $1 million in state highway safety grants to 33 organizations and law enforcement agencies for initiatives to promote pedestrian and bicyclist safety and local strategic highway safety plans. Funds will be dispersed by the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s Highway Safety Office. “These highway safety grants are […]

Maryland State Police to increase patrols, enforcement over Independence Day weekend

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

PIKESVILLE, MD—Maryland State Police will bolster enforcement efforts over the Fourth of July weekend to prevent dangerous driving behaviors as a record number of motorists are expected to travel this holiday. State troopers from 23 barracks, including members of the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort Team, known as the SPIDRE team, will be focusing enforcement efforts on impaired driving, […]

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County Executive Olszewski to chair Baltimore Regional Transportation Board

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board named Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski as FY24 Chair in a June 27 vote. Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will serve as Vice Chair, a position Olszewski held in FY23. “Expanding access to accessible, equitable, reliable, and resilient transportation is essential in building a stronger, more connected Baltimore region,” says Olszewski. “It is an […]

MDTA releases Chesapeake Bay Bridge travel forecast for Fourth of July weekend

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—With a record number of travelers expected this holiday weekend, state officials have released the Chesapeake Bay Bridge travel forecast for Independence Day. Motorists should expect heavy traffic at the Bay Bridge and along the US 50 corridor Friday, June 30, through Wednesday, July 5, in both directions. The best times to travel across the Bay Bridge this holiday […]

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

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

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 […]

Governor Moore announces relaunch of Baltimore Red Line

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Flanked by local, state, federal and community leaders, Governor Wes Moore on Thursday announced the relaunch of Baltimore’s Red Line, a major investment in transit to enhance east-west connectivity across the Baltimore region. Governor Moore made the announcement at the West Baltimore MARC Station joined by Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller; Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld and […]

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

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

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 […]

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