NOTTINGHAM, MD—Officials have provided an update on the water main break along Belair Road at Rossville Boulevard. According to Councilman David Marks, a contractor working on a storm drain project on behalf of the Maryland State Highway Administration inadvertently damaged an existing 24-inch water main and notified Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW). Water service has not been disrupted; […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) are partnering with the Boys & Girls Clubs in Maryland for the fourth annual statewide Back to School Supply Drive. As part of the initiative, residents can drop off donations at 90 locations across the state through Friday, July 12. The project hopes help thousands […]
UPDATE: The three lane closures for striping work that was scheduled for July 8th is now rescheduled to start on Sunday night, July 14th. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will shift traffic associated with the I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) project beginning the week of July 8, 2024 (now July 14th). Crews […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation has announced major lane closures for the coming weekend and week in Baltimore County. Officials say the closures could impact travel for those driving in the area. The planned closures include the following: Baltimore County I-95/I-695 Southwest Interchange – 10 Bridges Rehabilitation – Expect the following single double and triple lane overnight closures between […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will start highway maintenance asphalt paving work on two segments of MD 7 (Philadelphia Road) in eastern Baltimore County on Tuesday, June 25. The work on both projects will be complete by late fall, weather permitting. Beginning Tuesday night, contractor crews will begin an $87,000 project to patch sections of MD 7 from […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation announced that it will test out new road safety measures in three cities in the state this summer before they roll out statewide. The pilot projects are going to be implemented in partnership with Smart Growth America and will be rolled out first in Howard County, the City of Hagerstown, and the Town of […]
ROSEDALE, MD—The I-695/US 40 in the Golden Ring area of Baltimore County will close temporarily on Sunday, June 23 for a traffic barrier upgrade project. The Maryland State Highway Administration said the 10 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Thursday project is part of a $200,000 project to upgrade traffic barriers along state highways in Baltimore County and Harford County. Crews […]
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. […]