BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Highway Administration crews will improve highway safety by treating sections of asphalt pavement on several roads in Baltimore County and Harford County next week. Officials say the work should be complete by the end of the month, weather permitting. Beginning on Sunday night, September 22, crews will travel to selected locations and use slow-moving, specialized heavy equipment […]
ESSEX, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will host a public informational workshop next month to discuss pedestrian access and safety in northeastern Baltimore County. The workshop will take place 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 and will provide information on proposals to improve pedestrian access and safety along MD 150 (Eastern Boulevard) between MD […]
ESSEX, MD—Baltimore Gas and Electric will install a four-mile power cable on Saturday, September 14, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., weather permitting. Drivers can expect a right-lane and shoulder closure of the two-lane ramp from the inner loop and outer loop of I-695 near the MD 702 interchange in Essex. Drivers should stay to the left to access both […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will host a public informational workshop this fall to provide updates and receive feedback on an initiative to improve pedestrian access and safety along a key Essex corridor as part of the agency’s ambitious Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (PDF). Through the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan, the State Highway Administration reviewed existing conditions across the […]
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 MD 140 (Reisterstown Rd.) between Pleasant Hill Rd. and Stocksdale Ave. – County Waterline Replacement and State Highway Improvements […]
UPDATE: Eastern Avenue has been reopened. Original story below… ESSEX, MD—Motorists are being asked to find an alternate route due to police activity in the Essex area. At just before 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, June 27, the Baltimore County Police Department said motorists were being asked to avoid Eastern Avenue between Route 702 and Old Eastern Avenue. No further details […]
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 […]
ESSEX, MD—Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department are requesting help from the public in locating the driver who was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred in the Essex area over the weekend. The crash took place at just before 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2024, on northbound Route 702. The vehicle, described as a 2018-2021 Ford […]