JOPPA, MD—A downed tree has closed a roadway in Harford County. At around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company reported that a downed tree had brought wires down on Trimble Road near Averill Road. BGE crews are responding to the scene and Trimble Road is currently shut down. Motorists should use an alternate route. Photo via JMVFC
BALTIMORE, MD—Crews are working on two water mains that ruptured in northeast Baltimore on Tuesday morning. A water main break was reported early on June 27 in the 3000-block of Woodhome Avenue near Harford Road (21234). A second water main break occurred in the unit block of Chesley Avenue in Overlea (21206). There has been no ETA on repairs. Motorists […]
UPDATE: The water main break has created a massive sinkhole on Cromwell Bridge Road. Original story below… ——— CARNEY, MD—Crews are on the scene of a major water main break in the Carney area. At just after midnight on Monday, June 26, 2023, the Providence Volunteer Fire Company reported that a 42-inch water main had ruptured at Cromwell Bridge Road […]
PERRY HALL, MD—A large water main has ruptured in the Perry Hall area. On Thursday, a water main ruptured on E. Joppa Road at Snyder Lane (21128). Water is flowing into the intersection and police are on-hand to assist with directing traffic. There has been no ETA on repairs. Photo via Nick Cappy
BOWLEYS QUARTERS, MD—A sewer line replacement project began in the Bowleys Quarters area this week with little notice, snarling traffic along a main artery and leaving residents seeing red. Crews began replacing a 24-inch sewer line along Carroll Island Road on Thursday, creating a massive traffic backup that left many Bowleys Quarters residents feeling trapped in their own neighborhood. Local […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Wednesday applauded a successful 2023 Maryland General Assembly Legislative Session highlighted by the passage of several key Baltimore County legislative priorities and vital capital improvement requests. “Baltimore County residents were winners in this year’s legislative session, and I am thrilled that some of our most important priorities are now on Governor Moore’s desk,” […]
CARNEY, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Tuesday passed along information about an upcoming aerial project on the transmission lines in northern Perry Hall and Carney. Between April 15 and April 22, 2023, BGE will be replacing all existing porcelain insulators with new toughened glass insulators within the circuit pictured above. Residents will see helicopters along this route during this […]
GLEN ARM, MD—Crews responded to the scene after a tree fell onto power lines in Glen Arm. The incident was reported on Tuesday evening in the 12000-block of Hooper Lane. The tree immediately burst into flames and the road was temporarily closed. Some nearby residents briefly lost power Units from Long Green Volunteer Fire Company were able to bring the […]