BALTIMORE, MD—The I-695/Broening Highway interchange is set to reopen on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority. Access to Broening Highway is via existing turnaround from Inner Loop I-695, onto Outer Loop, to Broening Highway (Exit 44). Inner loop traffic destined for Broening Highway must use MD 151/North Point Boulevard (Exit 42) and follow detour to return […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority has announced a new I-695 closure point due to last month’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Effective Monday morning, the new Inner Loop closure will be at MD 151/North Point Boulevard (exit 42) which will be the last exit for drivers. Outer Loop closure remains intact at MD 173 (exit 1). The above […]
PARKVILLE, MD—A Baltimore County woman won twice during a fun-filled family game night where Maryland Lottery scratch-off tickets were given as prizes. When the 29-year-old Parkville resident emerged victorious, she received an Electric 8s scratch-off as a prize that delivered an electrifying $88,000 win. After scanning the instant ticket’s prize check area using the Maryland Lottery app, the lucky lady […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transportation Authority Board on Thursday approved a $33.2 million contract for the I-695 Repairs and Rehabilitation project at Sparrows Point near Bear Creek in Baltimore County. Expected to begin major construction early in 2024, this system preservation project is necessary to address settlement of I-695 that has occurred since it was widened to a multi-lane, median-divided highway […]
TOWSON, MD— Baltimore County Executive Olszewski, along with Sheriff R. Jay Fisher, Baltimore Circuit Court judges, and County officials on Tuesday participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new and expanded jury assembly room at Baltimore County’s Circuit Court in Towson. The new, consolidated 14,000 square-foot area will allow for jury selection and court cases to proceed in one location, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is updating traffic barriers along the outer loop of I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) between MD 151 (North Point Boulevard) and Cove Road in the Dundalk area of Baltimore County. Crews will work 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, May 4, and Friday, May 5, 2023. During work hours, crews will close the […]
PERRY HALL, MD—An Eagle Scout candidate who lives in Perry Hall held a ribbon-cutting on Saturday morning for his new project. Lucas Sayles, a Perry Hall High School student with Troop 884 in Dundalk, created a library book box at the Optimist Club on North Point Boulevard, according to Councilman David Marks. Councilman Marks and Councilman Todd Crandell attended Saturday […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Authorities are investigating after several all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and dirt bikes were stolen in the Dundalk and Middle River areas. Sometime between April 14 and May 1, storage facilities in the 3000-block of Eastern Boulevard (21220) and the 2600-block of North Point Boulevard (21222) were burglarized. Several suspects damaged and removed locks off of the storage units and […]