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Governor Hogan appoints MDTA Police Chief Jerry Jones as superintendent of Maryland State Police

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced Maryland Transportation Authority Chief of Police Woodrow W. “Jerry” Jones III as his appointee for superintendent of the Maryland State Police. Colonel Jones will succeed Colonel William M. Pallozzi, who is retiring after more than 30 years of service with the Maryland State Police. “With a distinguished career in law enforcement spanning more […]

Traffic pattern to switch as work continues on I-895 bridge project in Baltimore

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The next phase of the Maryland Transportation Authority’s $189 million Interstate 895 bridge replacement project will involve a change in traffic patterns beginning this month. In November 2018, the MDTA began the I-895 Bridge Project to replace the 60-year-old bridge north of the Harbor Tunnel. Two-way traffic has been in place on the I-895 southbound bridge between the Baltimore […]

MDTA Police make weapon, DUI arrest on I-95

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority Police announced on Wednesday that they had made a weapon and DUI arrest this week. On Tuesday morning, MDTA Police arrested a Baltimore man during a traffic stop on Interstate 95. The MDTA Police charged the 36-year-old man with driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, prohibited person in possession of a handgun, […]

MDTA Police seize 16,200 packages of untaxed cigarettes on I-95 in Harford County

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—On Thursday afternoon, MDTA Police arrested a Michigan man during a traffic stop on I-95 in Harford County. The MDTA Police contacted agents from the Maryland Comptroller’s Office Field Enforcement Division who charged the 20-year-old-man with transporting cigarettes within Maryland without the tobacco tax being paid and unlawfully possessing 16,200 unstamped tobacco products. The total tax loss for the […]

Work to result in weekend closure of northbound I-95 Express Toll Lanes

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority announced on Friday that the northbound I-95 Express Toll Lanes in Baltimore will be closed temporarily this weekend. The northbound ETLs will be closed, weather permitting, from Friday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. until 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13. Motorists will use adjacent mainline I-95 traffic lanes during the closure. As part of the […]

Southbound I-95 Express toll Lanes to close at 10am daily thru Friday

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Work will continue this week on the Interstate 95 Express Toll Lanes, the Maryland Transportation Authority announced on Monday. The southbound I-95 ETLs in Baltimore will be closed daily from 10 a.m. to 5 a.m. from Monday, January 6, through Friday, January 10. The morning rush hour commute will be unaffected. Motorists will use adjacent mainline I-95 traffic lanes […]

Roadwork to result in weekend closure of southbound I-95 Express Toll Lanes

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority announced on Friday that the southbound I-95 Express Toll Lanes in Baltimore would be closed over the weekend. Motorists should instead use the adjacent mainline I-95 traffic lanes during the closure. Weather permitting, the ETLs will be closed from Friday, Jan. 3, at 10 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6. As part of the […]

Gov. Hogan appoints new member to Maryland Transportation Authority

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan has appointed attorney and Certified Public Accountant Cynthia Penny-Ardinger as the newest member of the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Board. She will fill the seat occupied by board member Peter J. Basso, who has completed his term after serving on the MDTA Board since 2007. Penny-Ardinger, a resident of Howard County, was appointed December 10, 2019. […]

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